Championing One Sustainable Health for global resilience
Published on April 2nd, 2026
The One Sustainable Health perspective expanded the discussion by situating AMR within a broader system of interconnected risks across humans, animals, and ecosystems. Participants highlighted how climate change, environmental degradation, and patterns of antibiotic use are converging into a single, complex challenge that requires coordinated governance. Early detection emerged as a critical lever, with tools such as wastewater monitoring offering scalable solutions, yet implementation remains uneven. Examples from African networks demonstrated the value of cross-sector collaboration and community-based surveillance, pointing toward more integrated and regionally grounded models for resilience.
The full session can be viewed in the recording below.
Key takeaways
Antimicrobial resistance is already a major global health threat, driven by interconnected human, animal, and environmental systems
Efforts to reduce antibiotic misuse must be aligned with new economic models that sustain innovation and reserve treatments
Fragmented surveillance systems limit early detection, coordination, and effective response
One Sustainable Health requires integrated governance across sectors, but remains difficult to operationalize
Scalable solutions depend on cross-sector collaboration, regional coordination, and community-based monitoring systems
Policy recommendation
Pool cross-sector public and private funding to improve fair antibiotic access and strengthen early warning systems surveillance, enabling responsible use at scale.
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