Global governance of antimicrobial resistance

Ensuring future generations have access to antimicrobials is high on the agenda for many heads of state, and almost all Ministers of Health. Following the UN General Assembly's 2016 High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), an ad-hoc Interagency Coordination Group (IACG), co-chaired by the UN Deputy Secretary-General and the Director-General of WHO, was tasked with providing guidance to political leaders on approaches needed to promote sustainable action on AMR. 1 Interagency Coordination Group (IACG) on Antimicrobial ResistanceWork plan of the Ad-hoc Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance May 2017–September 2019. IACG, 2017http://www.who.int/antimicrobial-resistance/interagency-coordination-group/FINAL_IACG_DRAFT_WORKPLAN.pdfDate accessed: May 1, 2018 Google Scholar Department of ErrorRochford C, Sridhar D, Woods N, et al. Global governance of antimicrobial resistance. Lancet 2018; 391: 1976–78—In this Comment, the second sentence of the fifth paragraph should read: “First, ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in both human and animal health, over time eliminating the unnecessary use of antibiotics in agriculture.” This change has been made to the online version as of May 18, 2018. Full-Text PDF