Public Consultation on Australia’s Next Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy 2020 and Beyond

Four years ago, Australia’s First National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy2015-2019 was published. This Strategy, due to expire at the end of 2019, focuses predominantly on antibacterial resistance taking a One Health approach to address AMR across human health, animal health and agriculture. With significant progress and achievements accomplished in this space since this initial publication, it has become clear that we need to reassess and cultivate the objectives of our response to the threat of AMR in Australia.