Tackling antimicrobial resistance together working paper 5.0: Enhancing the focus on gender and equity
This working paper aims to assist countries to take the first step towards better considering gender and equity issues in their efforts to tackle AMR, to inform the implementation of strategies in national action plans and contribute to improved reach and effectiveness of AMR efforts in the longer term. Unless we think about how AMR and interventions to address it affect people – in their day to day lives at home, work and in their communities – we may inadvertently design programmes that fail to address what really matters, thereby losing effectiveness and impact. We may also ignore or even contribute to gaps and inequities in society related to AMR. The paper is part of a series of papers being developed by WHO, FAO and OIE to build a better global evidence base for implementing AMR national action plans.
