Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
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Credits
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
Prof Dame Sally Davies
UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, UNITED KINGDOM
Biography
Dame Sally is the Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance for the United Kingdom. Previously, Dame Sally was Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government (2011- 2019). In this role, she founded the National Institute for Health Research, and served on the World Health Organization Executive Board.
Dame Sally has brought AMR to the forefront of the global health dialogue, including as a co-convener of the UN Interagency Coordination Group on AMR. She brought together experts and leaders from different regions, sectors and disciplines to recommend actions to accelerate global action on AMR.
Dame Sally was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014 and a member of the National Academy of Medicine, USA in 2015.
In the 2020 New Year Honours, Dame Sally became the second woman (and the first outside the Royal Family) to be appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) for services to public health and research.
Ex-officio Members
Ms Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General, United Nations and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
Dr QU Dongyu
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Dr Monique Eloit
Director General, World Organisation for Animal Health
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General, World Health Organization