Meeting
4 Mar 2026
The Fleming Initiative is convening the AMR Genomic Surveillance Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 4-5 March, 2026.
Timely, precise surveillance is essential to detect and track antimicrobial resistance (AMR), enabling effective diagnosis, treatment, and outbreak control. We envision a future in which integrated AMR surveillance systems enable public health stakeholders to use laboratory and genomic data to inform routine action, saving lives and preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics.
The Fleming Initiative is therefore convening a meeting to focus on:
Strengthening AMR genomic surveillance systems in practice, rather than standalone research projects.
Embedding genomics as one component of an effective, end-to-end surveillance approach.
Moving beyond pilots and research projects to operational systems.
Supporting routine, day-to-day public health decision-making.
The meeting will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 4-5 March, 2026.
We hope this meeting will facilitate united efforts strengthening national and regional capacity to detect, understand, and respond to AMR, transforming genomics from a specialised capability into a core trusted and transparent component of effective public-health surveillance.
Please note that this event is invite-only. Contact Kerri Hill-Cawthorne (k.hill-cawthorne@imperial.ac.uk) for more information.