| No images? Click here  Thursday, 09 October 2025 Embargoed until 09.00 CEST / 07.00 GMT on 13 October 2025 REMINDER MEDIA ADVISORY Release of the Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 - virtual press conference When: Thursday, 09 October 2025 at 14.30 CEST / 12.30 GMT What: Virtual press conference on the new Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 The Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 (GLASS Report) marks a significant step forward in the analysis and reporting of global antibiotic resistance (AMR) data. Based on the 2023 data from 104 countries, it provides, for the first time, resistance prevalence estimates for 22 antibiotics used to treat four major infection types: urinary tract, bloodstream, gastrointestinal and gonorrhoea. The report covers eight bacterial pathogens of public health concern – Acinetobacter spp., Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, non-typhoidal Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae — each linked to one or more of these infections. For the first time, country-level estimates of resistance prevalence and trends are included, offering new insights into AMR burden and surveillance progress worldwide. Materials are available to journalists under embargo (lifts at 09.00 CEST/07.00 GMT on 13 October); please send your request to smailbegovica@who.int with a copy to mediainquiries@who.int. Speakers:
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Join by SIP: 98864915022@zoomcrc.com Note to editors Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) remains one of the most pressing global health threats, undermining the effectiveness of essential treatments and placing millions at risk of untreatable infections. As countries strive to strengthen their health systems and honor global commitments, the need for reliable, representative, and timely AMR data has never been greater. The WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS), launched in 2015, was established to meet this demand. Since its inception, GLASS has steadily expanded to support countries in building national surveillance systems, harmonizing data collection, and generating evidence to guide action. By the end of 2024, 138 countries and three territories and areas had joined GLASS, with over 100 contributing AMR data for 2023. The GLASS 2025 report is accompanied by expanded digital content available in the GLASS dashboard, which provides global and regional summaries, country profiles based on unadjusted surveillance coverage and AMR data, and detailed information on antimicrobial use. Note to journalists Please enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet) in your Zoom profile and ensure your microphone is connected and active on your computer. When you sign in, you will be automatically put in the meeting room. Click "raise hand" if you wish to ask a question (the icon can be found under the tab: participants), this will enter you into the queue for questions. Please note that only questions from the media are allowed during the press conference.  Media contacts:  You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.  |
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