Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
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Global Leaders Working Together for Political Action on Antimicrobial Resistance
The world is in a race against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that we cannot afford to lose. The Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance is working to accelerate political momentum, leadership and action on AMR.
Chair
H.E.
Mia Amor
Mottley
Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Investment, Minister of National Security and the Civil Service, BARBADOS
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Members
Dr Ahmed Mohammed Obaid Al Saidi
Former Minister of Health, SULTANATE OF OMAN
Ms Beatrice Atim Odwong Anywar
Minister of State for Environment, UGANDA
Ms Anahit Avanesyan
Minister of Health, Republic of ARMENIA
Prof C.O. Onyebuchi Chukwu
Former Minister of Health, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike, NIGERIA
Dr Guilherme Costa
Federal Agricultural Auditor at the Secretariat of Trade and International Relations, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, BRAZIL
Dr Mekdes Daba
Minister of Health, Federal Democratic Republic of ETHIOPIA
Prof Dame Sally Davies
UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, UNITED KINGDOM
Dr Jamie Jonker
Chief Science officer for the National Milk Producers Federation USA
Prof Dr Ernst Kuipers
Former Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, NETHERLANDS
Mr Fernando Lugris
Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of URUGUAY
Ms Ummy Mwalimu
Member of Parliament and former Minister of Health United Republic of TANZANIA
Ms Sunita Narain
Director-General, Centre for Science and Environment, INDIA
Dr Maria Panayiotou
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Republic of CYPRUS
Mr Yasuhisa Shiozaki
Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Member of the House of Representatives, JAPAN
Prof Lothar H. Wieler
Coordinator of the Digital Health Cluster, Hasso Plattner Institute and Prof of Digital Global Public Health, GERMANY
Ms Jennifer Zachary
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, MSD, Rahway, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Ex-officio Members
Ms Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General, United Nations and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
Biography
Inger Andersen is Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Between 2015 and 2019, Ms. Andersen was the Director-General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Ms. Andersen has more than 30 years of experience in international development economics, environmental sustainability, strategy and operations. She has led work on a range of issues including agriculture, environmental management, biodiversity conservation, climate change, infrastructure, energy, transport, and water resources management and hydro-diplomacy.
Between 1999 and 2014, Ms. Andersen held several leadership positions at the World Bank including Vice President of the Middle East and North Africa; Vice President for Sustainable Development and Head of the CGIAR Fund Council.
Prior to her 15 years at the World Bank, Ms. Andersen worked 12 years at the United Nations, first on drought and desertification, beginning with the UN Sudano-Sahelian Office. In 1992, she was appointed UNDP’s Water and Environment Coordinator for the Arab Region.
Ms. Andersen holds a Bachelors from the London Metropolitan University North and a Masters in Development Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.