Who Strategic And Technical Advisory Group For Antimicrobial Resistance Stag Amr

The Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance provides advice and recommendations to the WHO Director-General on the overall global policies and strategies to address AMR within the context of human health. This report contains the considerations and recommendations made by the Group at its first meeting, 22-24 June 2021.

The second meeting of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (STAG-AMR) was held in Geneva, 14-16 June 2022. This report provides a summary of the discussions and includes the specific observations and recommendations made by members of the STAG-AMR to WHO on the items under discussion.

The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance for countries on the methods and metrics for the surveillance of AMR in selected bacteria causing common human infections. This manual is part of a package of documents and tools designed to inform GLASS implementation and describes the objectives and methodology of GLASS AMR, the GLASS component dealing with the global surveillance of AMR in selected bacteria causing common human infections.

Antibiotic resistance threatens the effective prevention and treatment of infections. Antimicrobial Stewardship provides a practical guide on this growing area, supported by the review of the available evidence, including example case studies.