This webinar introduced WHO's new policy brief that describes 8 priority AMR interventions for mainstreaming AMR into PHC-oriented health systems, along with an AMR/PHC country scoping tool. Pilot countries also shared their experiences followed by a discussion on effective and sustainable solutions to combating AMR through a PHC lens.
Agenda
Moderator: Sarah Paulin-Deschenaux, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) department, Health Systems, Access and Data (HSD) Division
13.00-13.15 Opening remarks
- Yukiko Nakatani ADG HSD Division
- Yvan Hutin, Director AMR
- Kalipso Chalkidou, Director Performance, financing & delivery (PFD) department
13.15-13.25 How have PHC-oriented health system reforms prioritized AMR interventions? Findings of a horizontal analysis across 80+ country cases - Faraz Khalid, PFD department, HSD Division
13.25-13.40 WHO policy brief on strengthening PHC-oriented health systems to address AMR incl the PHC and AMR scoping tool – Nienke Bruinsma, AMR department, HSD Division
13.40-14.00 Country experiences, best practices and lessons learned
- Kazakhstan experience – Akhmadyar Nurzhamal, Head of the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, NAO Medical University Astana
- Sweden experience – Wenjing Tao, Public Health Agency Sweden (PHAS)
- Thailand experience – Angkana Lekagul, Health Policy and Systems Research on AMR Network, International Health Policy Program, Ministry of Public Health
14.00-14.25 Q&A session
14.25-14.30 Closing remarks by WHO
French and Russian interpretation was available.