Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global public health problem that makes antimicrobial drugs less effective and leads to higher illness, death, and healthcare costs. One of the important components of addressing AMR is systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of AMR and antimicrobial use (AMU) data to inform evidence-based interventions. However, current AMR and AMU […]
Collecting indicators that relate to multiple axes of inequity (including age, disability status, ethnicity and class for example) can then facilitate an intersectional approach, which explores how different social inequities and power relations interact dynamically. This may require the use of gender frameworks for data analysis and involve qualitative and mixed methods research that seeks […]
National action plans on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) often overlook the critical intersection of gender, despite evidence that exposure and susceptibility to infection, health-seeking behaviours, as well as antimicrobial prescribing and use patterns are all influenced by gender. This publication from WHO provides a summary of the evidence on AMR and gender and proposes 20 recommendations […]
