Regional Roadmap to accelerate actions on antimicrobial resistance in the human health sector in the South-East Asia Region (2025–2030)

Overview

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a growing threat to public health, undermining treatment of infectious diseases and progress in modern medicine. Despite regional progress since 2011, countries in WHO’s South-East Asia Region continue to face major challenges in implementing their national action plans (NAPs). The World Health Assembly Resolution WHA77.6 and the WHO people-centred approach (PCA) to AMR provide renewed impetus, advocating for context-specific, evidence-based strategies that integrate with broader health system initiatives, including primary health care (PHC), universal health coverage (UHC), and pandemic preparedness. This document outlines a regional roadmap to guide countries in upgrading their AMR responses, grounded in local data, health system capacity and PCA principles. It provides a stepwise method to improve implementation, prioritize action, and track progress—towards stronger health systems and reduced AMR impact by 2030.