From People to Leaders: Almost 200 signatures from communities and civil society groups handed to leaders at UNGA in New York!

The People to Leaders: Act on AMR Now! campaign and its Call for Global Action has garnered significant support, with almost 730 signatures from more than 85 countries, including almost 200 signatures from community and civil society groups. On 24 September 2024, these signatures were presented at a United Nations General Assembly side event in New York, demonstrating the widespread concern and commitment to addressing this global health crisis.

Launched on April 5, 2023, by ReAct and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) the People to Leaders: Act on AMR Now! campaign has emerged as a powerful global movement, uniting communities, civil society groups, health professionals, scientists, educators, artists, and indigenous representatives in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The initiative aims to urge world leaders to address the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and recognize the vital role of communities and civil society in combating AMR.

Remarkable diversity of signatures

The diversity of organizations supporting the campaign is remarkable, spanning across continents and sectors. Signatories include medical associations, environmental groups, educational institutions, patient advocacy organizations, and indigenous representatives. From the Biomedical Science Student Association in The Gambia to the Stockholm International Water Institute in Sweden, the campaign has united voices from various backgrounds and expertise.

Notable supporters include global health organizations like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, academic institutions such as Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia, and grassroots organizations like the Community of Poultry Farmers in Côte d’Ivoire. The campaign has also garnered support from professional bodies such as the Microbiology Society in the United Kingdom and patient groups like the Alliance of Patients’ Organisations Singapore.

List handed over to leaders at UNGA

At the From People to Leaders side-event & exhibition at White Space Chelsea, New York the list was handed over by Rabia Abeid Khaji, Service, Health, and Development for People living positively with HIV/AIDS (SHDEPHA+) to Cara Gala, Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations in New York.

The list was also handed over to Sweden’s AMR Ambassador Malin Grape at a side-event arranged by Sweden’s Public Health Agency, Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York and WHO Collaborating center for Antimicrobial Resistance.

Here is the latest list from 23 October 2024 of the civil society groups and communities that signed the call:

1. Abibi Nsroma Foundation, Ghana
2. ABR Literacy Program, Zambia
3. Acción Ecológica, Ecuador
4. Action for Child Neuro Development – Kenya, Kenya
5. Action Group for Health Human Rights and HIV/AIDS (AGHA), Uganda
6. Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
7. AHF AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, India
8. AJRAM, Burkina Faso
9. Alentejo com Vida, Portugal
10. Aliansi Jurnalis Independen (AJI) Jakarta
11. Alliance against Antimicrobial Antipathy-AAA, Zambia
12. Alliance for Reducing Microbial Resistance, United Kingdom
13. Alliance for Sustainable Livestock, Nigeria
14. Alliance of Patients’ Organisations Singapore (APOS), Singapore
15. American Medical Women’s Association, United States
16. AMR ALLIANCE RWANDA, RwandaAMR Club, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
17. AMR initiative Rwanda, Rwanda
18. AMR Intervarsity Training Program, Nigeria
19. AMR Now, Kenya
20. AMR Patient Alliance:Africa Chapter, Malawi
21. AMR Policy Accelerator, Global Strategy Lab, Canada
22. AMR Think-Do-Tank, United Arab Emirates
23. AMR Watch Cameroon, Cameroon
24. AMRACE (AMR Action Collaborative Engagement), India
25. Antibiotic Smart Sweden, Sweden
26. Antimicrobial Alliance Youth Task Force, Tanzania
27. ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE CLUB, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, Nigeria
28. Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative Rwanda, Rwanda
29. APYIN, Nigeria
30. ARK Foundation, Bangladesh
31. Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Singapore
32. Asociacion Gremial de Bioquimicos del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Alres (AGBGCABA) ArgentinaGCABA, Argentina
33. Asociación Para la Salud y el Servicio Social Intercomunal en El Salvador – APSIES, El Salvador
34. ASOCIACION PROSA, PERSONAS VIVIENDO CON VIH – PERÚ, Peru
35. Asociacion salvadoreña de infectologia, El Salvador
36. Bhakti Widya Farma (BWF) Pharmacy, Indonesia
37. Biomedical Science Student Association (American International University West Africa- The Gambia), Gambia
38. Bridge the gap initiative, Nigeria
39. Cabildo por las Mujeres de Cuenca, Ecuador
40. Cares for environment today, save the future, Ghana
41. Centre for Science and Environment, India
42. Centro de Encuentro con la Naturaleza CEN Refugio Calmacatl, Ecuador
43. Civil service Hosp, Nepal
44. Clinical laboratory Professionals, Tanzania
45. Community, India
46. Community of poultry farmers, Cote D\’ivoire
47. Confraternity of Patients Kenya (COFPAK), Kenya
48. Consumer Association the Quality of Life-EKPIZO, Greece
49. Consummate Health and Sanitation, Liberia
50. CSEM for UHC2030, France
51. CYNESA, Zimbabwe
52. Determined Youth For Sustainable Development, Liberia
53. Directorate of Veterinary Services, Kenya
54. DRASA Health Trust, NigeriaDSPRUD, India
56.
55. Ducit Blue Foundation, Nigeria
56. EANNASO, Tanzania
57. Eh!woza, South Africa
58. Emmaculate, Kenya
59. Empowerment support group, Kenya
60. ENABLE-2, Sweden
61. Farmaceuter utan Gränser – Sverige, Sweden
62. Federacion Ecuatoriana de Enfermeras/os -FEDE, Ecuador
63. FEMSA SALUD – Cruz Verde Colombia, Colombia
64. Food Animal Concerns Trust, United States
65. Foro “Salud Pública del Ecuador”, Ecuador
66. Foro Salud- Lima, Peru
67. Forum Komunikasi Apoteker Praktik, Indonesia
68. Frente Nacional por la salud de los Pueblos, Ecuador
69. Frontline AIDS, United Kingdom
70. Fundación Nube Positiva, Ecuador
71. Gender coordinator for Federation youth of Paynesville city, Liberia
72. Generational Stewards for Antimicrobials, Zimbabwe
73. Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care – G4 Alliance, United States
74. Global Health Dynamics and AMR Control, United Kingdom
75. Global Institute of Public Health, Kerala University of Health Sciences, India
76. Global One Health Advocacy Affairs, Kenya
77. Great Lakes Peace Centre Uganda, Uganda
78. Green International Applied Research Institute (GRINARI), Nepal
79. Gulu University AMR CLUB, Uganda
80. Health and Safety Advisory Centre (Hasac), Malaysia
81. Health Diplomacy Alliance, Switzerland
82. Health professional, Brazil
83. Health professional, academic institution, Egypt
84. Health volunteers, India
85. Health First, Cameroon
86. IDRC, Canada
87. Indian Medical Association, India
88. Indonesia CARE for RARE Diseases, Indonesia
89. Infection Control Academy of India, India
90. Institut de recherche en élevage pour le dévelopment, Chad
91. Instituto de Salud Socioambiental, Argentina
92. International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP), Sweden
93. Institute for Consumers Defende, Brazil
94. IPCAM, Malawi
95. JE- Latinoamérica, Ecuador
96. UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR DE LOS PUEBLOS, Colombia
97. Kabale University students body, Uganda
98. Kaya Herbals and nutrition, Kenya
99. Kenya medical association, Kenya
100. Latinxs Against Antimicrobial Resistance, Mexico
101. Lawyers for Animal Protection Africa, Kenya
102. Lentera Kesehatan Nusantara,  Indonesia
103. LHL International Tuberculosis Foundation, Norway
104. Long life Africa, Ghana
105. MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, Uganda
106. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International, Switzerland
107. Metáfora Corporación Cultural, Colombia
108. Microbiology Society, United Kingdom
109. Military Health Service, Madagascar
110. MOPLS CBO, Kenya
111. Mouvement Universel pour la Survie de l’Humanité, Benin
112. Mov. Nacional de salud LAICRIMPO, Argentina
113. NAHSAS, Somalia
114. National Laboratory Microbiology, Dominica
115. Nelson Mandela TB HIV Information CBO, Kenya
116. Network of TB Champions, Kenya
117. NGO Sector, South Africa
118. Nkhotakota district hospital, Malawi
119. NTBC-K, Kenya
120. Nyabende support programmes CBO, Kenya
121. Nymat Nepal, Nepal
122. OAZIS Health, Rwanda
123. Observatoire Burkinabè pour la qualité et la sécurité des soins (OBQUASS), Burkina Faso
124. Observatorio Sociolaboral y del Diálogo Social en el Ecuador OSLADE, Ecuador
125. One Health Alliance Jordan, Jordan
126. One Health and Development Initiative, Nigeria
127. One Health Coach Africa, Liberia
128. One Health in Action Initiative, Nigeria
129. One health Society Tanzania, Tanzania
130. One Health Trust, India
131. ONG IDSCOM.CI (Initiative pour le developpement des actions de sante communautaire en COTE D’IVOIRE), Cote D’Ivoire
132. Operation Smile, United States
133. PAELI, Indonesia
134. PAMOJA TB, Kenya
135. Pan-African Treatment Access Movement, Zimbabwe
136. PAPRA Indonesia, Indonesia
137. Patients and Community Welfare Foundation of Malawi, Malawi
138. Peer To Peer Uganda (PEERU), Uganda
139. People affected by TB, Kenya
140. People´s Health Movement (PHM), Colombia
141. Plastlabor Company, Brazil
142. PRAINDO, Indonesia
143. ReAct Africa, Zambia
144. ReAct Asia Pacific, India
145. ReAct Europe, Sweden
146. ReAct Latinoamerica, Ecuador
147. Red de Agricultura Orgánica de Misiones, Argentina
148. Red Nacional de OAT del Perú, Peru
149. Organización Distrital de Afectados por Tuberculosis y VIH Villa, El Salvador
150. Resistomap, Finland
151. Roll Back Antimicrobial resistance Initiative (RBA Initiative), Tanzania
152. Rusangu Community, Zambia
153. Rwanda One Health and Innovation Club, Rwanda
154. SAM: Sociedad Argentina de Medicina, Argentina
155. Santé Drug Academy, Congo
156. Service, Health and Development for People Living Positively with HIV/AIDs (SHDEPHA+), Tanzania
157. SESP NUCLEP DEL AZUAY, Ecuador
158. She Speaks Power, Liberia
159. Sinatsisa Lubombo Women and girls Empowerment organization, Swaziland
160. SIVDC, Cote D\’ivoire
161. Snowman Artland, Kenya
162. Social Security, Bolivia
163. Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Salud Pública, Ecuador
164. SOHIC, Tanzania
165. SOHIC UAO, Cote D\’ivoire
166. South African Antibiotic Stewardship Program, South Africa
167. St Vincent & the Grenadines AMR committee, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines
168. Stockholm International Water Institute, Sweden
169. Student One-Health Innovative Club Buea (SOHIC), Cameroon
170. Students One Health Innovation Club de l’Université Alassane Ouattara de Bouaké, Cote D\’ivoire
171. Sustera Foundation, India
172. Tanzania Health Awake-THA, Tanzania
173. Tanzania TB Community Network, Tanzania
174. TAPSA TANZANIA, Tanzania
175. TB Champions, Kenya
176. The AMR Narrative, United Kingdom
177. The European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), Belgium
178. UCSF Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia, United States
179. Uganda youth Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Uganda
180. Union for International Cancer Control, Switzerland
181. Université de Douala, Cameroon
182. Universities Allied for Essential Medicines Europe, Sweden
183. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Young Antimicrobial Resistance Stewards
184. (UDUYARS), Nigeria
185. Upendo CBO, Kenya
186. Världsinfektionsfonden/World Infection Fund, Sweden
187. Vijana in Antimicrobial Resistance, Zambia
188. WACI Health, South Africa
189. WaterAid, Sweden
190. WAVE, Uganda
191. WFIPP, Netherlands
192. White Ribbon Alliance, Kenya
193. Women in Malatia, Kenya
194. Women’s Wellbeing Initiatives Liberia, Liberia
195. World Animal Protection Brazil, Brazil
196. Wote Youth Development Projects CBO, Kenya
197. Yasunidos Guapondelig, Ecuador
198. Yayasan KNCV Indonesia, Indonesia
199. Yayasan orangtua peduli, Indonesia
200. Zambia Antimicrobial Resistance Coordinating Committee, Zambia
201. Zihi Institute, Kenya
202. Zimbabwe National network of PLHIV, Zimbabwe

Almost 800 signatures in total mid October, after this the call was closed.