New blog is now live! The WHO GLASS 2025 report shows real progress on gender in AMR surveillance, but disaggregated data is still largely absent from pathogen analyses. Without it, we can't see who's most at risk. Read more here: gearupaction.org/reflexivity-... #AMR
AMR surveillance exists, but without disaggregation by sex, age and social factors, risks stay hidden. This case study in Lao PDR, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania uncovers masked patterns and offers practical guidance to analyse existing data. Read more here: tinyurl.com/55r4sdxf #AMR #scicomms
Behind every antibiotic-misuse stat in Nairobi’s informal settlements is a caregiver doing their best. Poverty, overstretched clinics and unaffordable meds drive partial doses, early stops and pharmacy reliance. Awareness of AMR exists - systems must change. tinyurl.com/3pfktb9w #AMR
NEW BLOG. In Nairobi's Raila settlement, women are the frontline AMR response. They are making tough decisions and caring for their families with very little knowledge of AMR or support to alter the environmental and structural factors that drive vulnerability. gearupaction.org/women-as-pri...
Gender shapes who gets sick, who seeks care, and how antibiotics are used, yet AMR research often ignores this. Case studies in Zimbabwe + Bangladesh reveal misdiagnosis, high STI rates, and gendered antibiotic risks. Equity‑focused AMR research is urgent. gearupaction.org/tools-and-re... #AMR
NEW RESEARCH: community members in Nairobi documented their own medicine use. Health decisions are deeply social; neighbours, medicines without prescriptions, treatments that stop working. Many can't access care on the terms it offers. Read more: tinyurl.com/57m4m7cm #AMR #GlobalHealth
Action on gender, equity and #AMR should include:
1. Intentional focus on communities and vulnerable people
2. The social sciences and transdisciplinary working
3. Cross-sectoral action to address structural and social inequities
#WAAW
Action on AMR needs community collaboration. In Kenya's Raila Village, Kibera, we learned that communication alone won't solve AMR. This #WAAW, let's truly listen to community voices! #AMRAction
Want to conduct an equity-focused analysis of your data but don’t know where to start? This World AMR Awareness Week, we’ve got you. Check out our step-by-step guide on bacteriology laboratory and antimicrobial use data gearupaction.org/tools-and-re... #WAAW
Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.
That’s the message we are spreading this World AMR Week. Listen to our colleague Katy Davis talk about the findings of our recent review in Nature.
#WAAW #AMR
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Please do read Kate's new blog on #AMR and how current research only covers the tip of the iceberg.
This new blog dives into how gender, inequality, and power influence vulnerability to antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It's not just about antibiotic misuse; it's a social justice issue. Discover the interconnected roots of AMR.
Read more: gearupaction.org/delving-belo...
#AMR #SocialJustice
Disaggregating AMR data by sex, age & other factors is crucial to understanding who is most affected and why. It uncovers inequities and informs effective interventions. With millions at risk, it's urgent to view AMR through an intersectional lens. #PublicHealth #AMR
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📢EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are delighted to let you know that we have published a paper on our work in @natcomms.nature.com. This synthesis brings together all of our ideas on #AMR, gender and equity. Please do take a read and let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Gender transformative approaches empower women in livestock farming, enhancing decision-making, financial independence, and access to vaccines more than gender accommodative approaches. Discover how shifting norms benefit women and agri-food systems.
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#scicomms
Livestock vaccines are vital for rural livelihoods in LMICs, yet women face unique barriers to access. Addressing gender norms and boosting agency can empower women in agriculture, enhancing food security and income. Discover more: tinyurl.com/3xu77k3m
#GenderAndAgriculture #WomensEmpowerment
AMR affects genders differently, yet many National Action Plans fail to address this. WHO's new guidance offers 20 recommendations to make these plans gender-responsive. Discover how gender impacts exposure, access, and outcomes.
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#GlobalHealth #EquityInHealth
🌍💊 AMR isn’t just medical — it’s a social justice issue. A new @thelancet.com comment co-authored by OHT calls for an equity-driven, people-centred AMR response. The revised Global Action Plan must address gender equity, poverty & access gaps.
Read more: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #AMR
📢 Join the webinar on the intersection of Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR & Noncommunicable Diseases #NCDs. @who.int Taskforce of AMR Survivors. With Dr @calinemattar.bsky.social for @medwma.bsky.social. 📆 24 July 2025 ⏰ 14:30–16:00 CEST 🔗 Register ow.ly/5WNz50WqEMb #HLM4 #NCDs #MedSky
The report of the South Centre Webinar on "Gender Intersectionality in Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)" is now available: www.southcentre.int/sc-webinar-r...
Please do read and share @lstmnews.bsky.social @bethhollihead.bsky.social @afghnetwork.bsky.social @antimicrobial.bsky.social @racheltolhurst.bsky.social @russdacombe.bsky.social @rosemarymorgan.bsky.social @bacheraaktar.bsky.social @sushilbaral.bsky.social
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Our commentary on the next phase of the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (GAP) has been published in @thelancet.com
Key message: “Without disaggregated data, equity in AMR policy is impossible - and sustainable progress is unlikely.”
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#AMR #gender
Read this blog all about our recent webinar. Great for all you data crunchers 👩💻
📊 How can equity be built into AMR surveillance?
GEAR up’s recent webinar shared real-world lessons from Tanzania and Lao PDR.
A new blog explores how gender and equity lenses can strengthen AMR and AMU data analysis.
📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/yp9dprfn
#AMR #GlobalHealth #EquityInHealth #GEARup
🦠🌍 Antibiotic resistance differs by gender
A global study of 14,000+ gut samples found women in high-income countries have 9% more antibiotic resistance genes than men.
In lower-income countries, patterns flip – but context matters.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #AMR 🧪
Widespread #AMR Staphylococcus haemolyticus clones found in premature babies across multiple UK hospitals, likely spread via patient transfers or healthcare staff. The findings highlight the importance of strict infection prevention and control in neonatal care.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🦠 The hidden threat in manure
A global analysis of 4,000+ livestock samples reveal farms are teeming with antibiotic resistance genes - many with high potential to reach humans. Manure is not just fertiliser, it is a resistome hotspot.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AMR #SciComm 🧪
🚨 New resource!
A brilliant webinar from the GEAR up project, all about what gender and equity have to do with #antimicrobialresistance, in the context of Bangladesh
🔗 gearupaction.org/tools-and-re...
#AMR
An image of a man in a yellow t-shirt looking confused and the text - What's gender go to do with it? Confused about the link between gender, animal health and AMR?
📢IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
Please do join us at a free public webinar on the 26 June (09.00 UK: 11.00 Kenya: 14.00 Bangladesh) on gender, animal health and #AntiMicrobialResistance.
Hear from expert speakers! 📝
Register here and we will send you the link 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e/animal-hea...
