Facing the threat of antimicrobial resistance

29 May 2024

Evénement

Evénement grand public

The AMR Action Fund, the World Economic Forum, the HUG, the Permanent Mission of Switzerland and the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the United Nations Office invite you to an event on combating antimicrobial resistance:

Screening of excerpts from the documentary "Race against resistance," which chronicles the stories of patients and healthcare professionals from around the world facing the antimicrobial resistance crisis.
Expert panel discussion examining the numerous challenges posed by resistance and how policymakers, scientists, and investors can work together to advance the fight against one of the greatest global health challenges of our time.

Interventions

Opening: Ambassador Anna Ifkovits Horner, Head of the Host State Division, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations

Moderator: Doctor Henry Skinner, CEO AMR Action Fund

Speakers:

Professor Stephan Harbarth, Head of Service, Infection Prevention and Control, Medical Department, Geneva University Hospitals (HUG)
Professor Dame Sally Davies, United Kingdom Special Envoy on AMR
Doctor Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Health Care, World Economic Forum
Doctor Marijke Wijnroks, Head of Strategy, Investment and Impact at The Global Fund

Practical information

Wednesday, May 29, 2024, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM

Live streaming on HUG's social media channels, starting 5:45 PM:

A Global Challenge

The world is losing one of its most powerful tools in healthcare: antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs.
The culprit: antimicrobial resistance, when bacteria evolve and become resistant to existing medications. Infections caused by antimicrobial-resistant bacteria can affect anyone, of any age, in any country.

Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria now kill nearly 1.3 million people a year, more than HIV or malaria, and the loss of effective antibiotics threatens to undermine modern healthcare.