Antimicrobial Resistance Global Governance
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In response to the increasing emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a global health threat, in May 2017 the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s (CIHR) Institutes of Infection and Immunity and Population and Public Health launched a funding opportunity for research projects to help build closer ties between the networks of researchers who are addressing AMR and other health threats that transcend borders.
As a result of this funding opportunity, CIHR approved the following three projects, for a total investment of $300,000.
The overall goal of these projects is to encourage and support collaborations across the social sciences currently studying the arrangements, systems, and institutions working to prevent, detect, and manage AMR, so that Canada is more connected globally in the international fight against AMR. With such a foundation, lasting collaborations among researchers across all four CIHR pillars (biomedical, clinical, health system, population and public health) are expected to be built.
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| Researcher | Institution | Project | Funding Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Labonté | University of Ottawa | Dr. Labonté's study aims to advance Canadian research expertise through the identification of research gaps in global governance arrangements, structures, and institutions addressing AMR and related infectious disease threats. It also intends to develop an interdisciplinary Canadian network of researchers, scholars, and knowledge users in the global governance of AMR. | $100,000 |
| Suzanne Hindmarch and Malcolm King | University of New Brunswick | This project, led by a majority-Indigenous research team, will consult with Indigenous organizations in Canada to learn about their perspectives on AMR. It will examine the extent to which Indigenous organizations see AMR as a health challenge in their communities, and how Indigenous organizations have, and would like to be, involved in the Canadian and international groups and networks that are working to address AMR. | $100,000 |
| Louis-Patrick Haraoui | Université de Sherbrooke | This project aims to study the links between the emergence of AMR and conflict settings. It will combine approaches from the fields of anthropology, medicine, law, and public health to the case study of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAb), one of the three most critical pathogens identified by the World Health Organization for the development of new antibiotics. | $100,000 |
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