Question

Methods of determining antimicrobial resistance

Answer 1

Answer:

Quality medicine is essential to address the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). USP is helping with:

Standards

Developing and updating quality standards for medicines including antimalarials and antimicrobials used to treat diseases such as tuberculosis, meningitis and pneumonia.

Capability building

Strengthening systems to detect and remove substandard antimicrobials from the market and help local health systems improve access to quality antimicrobial medicines.

Advocacy

Raising awareness and understanding of medicine quality and AMR to foster dialog, inform policy decisions, and build stakeholder coalitions to advocate for investment in regulatory systems, quality-assurance and action.