H E Minister of Health

Following the UN High Level Meeting on AMR in September, the 4th AMR Ministerial Meeting to be held in Saudi Arabia on 15th and 16th November, provides an opportunity for society to commit to a strengthened common road map and a set of clear deliverables that will address the disturbing rise in drug resistance in humans, animals and plants.

To deliver a comprehensive One Health approach that will successfully contain AMR – we must systematically address together, the obstacles that are blocking progress.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in consultation with the Global Leaders Group and the members of the Quadripartite together with participating member states are preparing a series of commitments that, when implemented, will translate the UN High Level Declaration into a practical, impactful framework of actions.

In this AMR One Health approach we must engage with stakeholders across society and so I am also looking forward to welcoming international organisations and representatives of civil society to a series of round tables on the 14th November to share best practice and innovative initiatives on funding and developing new tools to contain AMR.

The 4th AMR Ministerial meeting in Jeddah will be a valuable opportunity to strengthen our collective approach to this growing and silent pandemic.