Developing an approach to assessing the political feasibility of global collective action and an international agreement on antimicrobial resistance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global issue. International trade, travel, agricultural practices, and environmental contamination all make it possible for resistant microbes to cross national borders. Global collective action is needed in the form of an international agreement or other mechanism that brings states together at the negotiation table and commits them to adopt or implement policies to limit the spread of resistant microorganisms. This article describes an approach to assessing whether political and stakeholder interests can align to commit to tackling AMR.

Methods

Two dimensions affecting political feasibility were selected and compared across 82 countries: 1) states' global influence and 2) self-interest in addressing AMR. World Bank GDP ranking

SUBMITTER: Rogers Van Katwyk S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5693542 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature