WHO policy guidance on integrated antimicrobial stewardship activities
Overview
Member States have requested WHO policy guidance on how to facilitate the implementation of national AMS activities in an integrated and programmatic approach. This policy guidance responds to that demand from Member States and is anchored in public health guiding principles in the human health sector. It aims to provide a set of evidence-based and pragmatic recommendations to drive comprehensive and integrated AMS activities under the purview of a central national coordination unit, National AMR steering or coordinating committees or other equivalent national authorities. The policy guidance complements the Global Action Plan, the WHO practical toolkit for AMS programmes in health-care facilities in low- and middle-income countries and other WHO guidance in surveillance, IPC and WASH.
