AMR policy has long been gender-blind, and this case study documents our work to change that. In Uganda, GEAR Up partnered with the Ministry of Health to embed gender and equity provisions into the revised National Action Plan 2024–2029. In Bangladesh, a scoping review of existing policy documents informed recommended changes to the National AMR […]
This case study explores how GEAR Up is building the evidence base on gender, equity, and AMR across two country contexts. In Zimbabwe, surveillance research with key population groups reveals high rates of gonorrhoea misdiagnosis and the urgent need for point-of-care diagnostics. In Bangladesh, qualitative research in Dhaka’s informal settlements uncovers how poverty, gender norms, […]
A GEAR up webinar on the importance of gender and equity in the study of antimicrobial resistance, in the context of Bangladesh. Hosted by Syeda Tahmina Ahmed from the James P Grant School of Public Health at BRAC University. With presentations from Dr Rosie Steege and Dr Katy Davis from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
