Unpacking multi-level governance of antimicrobial resistance policies: the case of Guangdong, China.

ABSTRACT: Against the backdrop of universal healthcare coverage and pre-existing policies on antimicrobial use, China has adopted a state-governed, multi-level, top-down policy governance approach around an antimicrobial resistance (AMR) national action plan (NAP). The Plan relies on tightening control over antimicrobial prescription and use in human and animal sectors. At the same time, medical doctors and veterinarians operate in an environment of high rates of infectious diseases, multi-drug resistance and poor livestock husbandry. In exploring the way that policy responsibilities are distributed, this study aims to describe how Guangdong as a province adopts national AMR policies in a tightly controlled public policy system and an economy with high disparity. We draw on an analysis of 225 AMR-re

SUBMITTER: Chan OSK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9558914 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature