AMR surveillance and national action remain fragmented and underfunded

Many countries have antimicrobial resistance plans but lack sustained financing, laboratory coverage, interoperable data, environmental monitoring, implementation capacity, or public accountability. Fragmented surveillance makes it difficult to detect emerging resistance, compare trends, target interventions, and assess whether policies work.

In 2024, 186 countries responded to the global Tracking AMR Country Self-Assessment Survey, but reporting participation does not establish that plans are funded or implemented. WHO TrACSS update UN Member States set a target for at least 60% of countries to have funded national action plans by 2030. WHO summary of the 2024 political declaration

This issue concerns measurement, coordination, financing, and accountability rather than any single clinical or agricultural intervention.