Médecins Sans Frontières International

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Meeting: 

79th WHA Individual Statements

Agenda Item: 
- Group 5: Medical Products & AMR
Statement: 

MSF urges Member States to adopt and fully implement the updated GAP-AMR and to deliver on the 2024 UN high-level commitments.

In the contexts where MSF works, limited diagnostics and laboratory capacity undermine the ability to monitor resistance, guide treatment and leave highest-burden settings under-represented in global data.

Supporting IPC, WASH and immunisation; expanding access to diagnostics and antibiotics; and extending surveillance capacity in fragile and conflict-affected settings must be prioritised.

Public and philanthropic R&D funding for diagnostics and antimicrobials must embed access- and stewardship-enabling conditions, including affordability, registration, diversified manufacturing, and products for children, neonates and crisis-affected populations. Additional and predictable financing is urgently needed to implement these measures.