Antimicrobial Resistance as a Public Health Threat: An analysis of stakeholder’s opinion from Bolivia, Italy, Ghana, Guatemala, and Nepal

The following project “Antimicrobial Resistance as a Public Health Threat: An analysis of stakeholder’s opinion from Bolivia, Italy, Ghana, and Nepal” is one of the selected One Health Network Funds project for 2025/2026, and is led by Maria Teresa Solis Soto. The below is a brief overview of the project:

Background:

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health crisis driven by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in humans, animals, and agriculture. With projections of millions of deaths annually by 2050 if unaddressed, AMR demands urgent action. The AntiThreat project responds to this challenge by adopting a One Health approach, which emphasizes the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health. By exploring current training processes and knowledge gaps among health professionals, students, and antibiotic users in five countries, Bolivia, Italy, Ghana, Guatemala, and Nepal, this initiative seeks to foster more integrated, systemic, and interdisciplinary efforts to combat AMR.

Objectives:

• Assess how One Health core competencies (e.g., systemic thinking, leadership, interdisciplinary work) are integrated into the education and practice of professionals in human, animal, and environmental health.
• Identify knowledge, attitudes, and practices around antibiotic use among the general public and farmers.
• Develop targeted strategies to improve training, awareness, and collaboration across sectors to reduce the threat of AMR.