Fleming Initiative convening experts on AMR and education

In September 2024, global leaders approved a political declaration at the 79th United Nations General Assembly. Within this, the declaration demonstrates several significant commitments that promote teaching antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to school-aged children and embedding education on AMR into national curricula.

It is actions such as these that will create the antimicrobial stewards of the future.

In 2025, the Fleming Initiative will convene global experts and key stakeholders across a series of meetings, aiming to gain global consensus on:

• what those invested in mitigating AMR should expect children and adolescents to know about AMR

• what is reasonable for children and adolescents to do in their role as antimicrobial stewards and AMR advocates / activists

• how can we measure the success / impact of educational initiatives in primary and secondary education

We hope that achieving global consensus on this topic will provide a pathway to scale for educational initiatives worldwide.

As part of this, we are conducting a review of all the incredible educational initiatives relating to AMR that are taking place across the globe, with the aim of publishing this as a living systematic review.

This review will be inclusive of all languages and aims to represent all educational activities related to AMR that have taken place worldwide for school-aged children (not limited to school-based activities).

We know not all educational initiatives or projects are published or available online, but we want this to be as comprehensive and inclusive a review as possible. To achieve this, we are holding an “open call” for submissions.

If you know of an educational project relating to antimicrobial resistance, or have been involved in one, please tell us by emailing Dr Kate Grailey (k.grailey18@imperial.ac.uk).

Convening meetings will be held online and facilitated by the Fleming Initiative over the next 6 months. If you would like to take part, please email Dr Kate Grailey (k.grailey18@imperial.ac.uk).