Creating the antimicrobial stewards of the future: The importance of antimicrobial resistance education for children and young people

The Fleming Initiative were delighted to co-host a webinar with CAMO-Net as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week. We would like to thank the World Health Organization (WHO) for their support in delivering this webinar.

Our webinar focused upon the need for educational initiatives that focus on AMR, how we can create the antimicrobial stewards of the future and how a future with AMR embedded into curricula might be achieved.

We were thrilled to feature Donna Lecky from the UKHSA to discuss e-Bug and UK population data – highlighting the rationale for AMR education; Damilola Adesuyi from Stop Superbugs Squad; and Juliet Allibone, who shared the Imperial NIHR HPRU in HCAI and AMR’s primary schools programme. 

Following this showcase, Jennie Smith from the Trinity Challenge shared the winners of their recent Youth Challenge, and we look forward to seeing their projects develop. 

We had a hugely insightful panel discussion learning lessons from climate change, understanding how we can embed AMR into curricula and how global organisations can work together to achieve this. With great thanks to Clio Heslop from British Science Association, Louise Robertson from The Sustainables Academy, and Mimi Melles-Brewer from the WHO. 

Finally, Professor Alison Holmes, Director of the Fleming Initiative announced the launch of the Fleming Initiative’s Global Review into AMR education. This will convene key stakeholders and experts across the globe, looking to gain consensus on what young people should know about AMR, mapping current initiatives, and creating a roadmap for embedding AMR into curricula in the future. This work will directly address the commitments made in the UNGA Political Declaration in September 2024. 

You can watch the webinar recording here.