The UK no longer a ‘reliable partner’ in fight against AMR, says City’s superbug tsar In an interview with The Telegraph, Lord Jim O’Neill said he was ‘disillusioned’ over the government’s decision to shelve The Fleming Fund

🗞️ In today’s Telegraph, our CEO @bensimms65.bsky.social features in a piece on the UK Govts decision to close the #FlemingFund, and what this means for global efforts to tackle #AMR.

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#FlemingFund - hearing grave concerns about its abolition from the #AMR community.

And not convinced by "function is continuing just not form"

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Deeply shocking - an abnegation of responsibility by #Labour
Bacteria know no borders. #FlemingFund

Budget cuts close UK body tackling antimicrobial resistance Move to close Fleming Fund also threatens standing as a reliable global partner

UK has shut down the £265 million #FlemingFund, which supported #AMR surveillance in 25 LMICs, due to aid budget cuts tied to increased defense spending. This move will harm global health and damage UK's reputation as a reliable international partner in fighting AMR.

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🔬 Out in ‪@plos.org‬ Medicine! New OHT collaborative study across 14 African countries finds up to 70% AMR in key bacteria like E. coli. Just 1% of labs equipped for testing. Urgent call for investment in labs & data.
📖 Full study: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
#AMR #AfricaCDC #FlemingFund #ASLM

Classroom with people learning

Field workers, farmers and fellows at the project site

Colecting information from farmers about famring practices

Sampling handling

Great to see the #AMR #flemingfund fellows in Malawi🇲🇼 training field staff in sample collection and handling in preparation for their pilot project on the prevalence of E. coli, Salmonella and Enterococcus species in manure used for vegetable production

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Connection and partnership in Uganda and Zambia February 2025: The Ugandan and Zambian Fleming Fund fellows working in animal health exchanged AMR challenges and solutions during an extremely productive week in Lusaka.

It has been wonderful to see the #FlemingFund fellows from Uganda visiting their counterparts in Zambia, forging connections across the region, as together they seek effective ways to comabt #antimicrobialresistance

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Working across one health sectors in WGS and laboratory quality in Indonesian #Flemingfund #LSTM

Today’s roundtable taking place in Liverpool 🇬🇧 gathers leading researchers, policymakers & Fleming Fellows from Nigeria & Sierra Leone—two countries disproportionately affected by AMR—to explore solutions. #FlemingFund #AMRPolicy

We are delighted to be supoprting the Fleming Fund fellows in Kenya as they meet this week to discuss their fellowship goals and their collaborative project - looking forward to their visit to Edinburgh early in new year #flemingfund #AMR #silentpandemic #antimicrobialresistance 🧪🧫💊🧬