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Updated: 25, Nov 2025

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The WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance works under the leadership of the WHO, particularly the Western Pacific Regional Office, to strengthen and build antimicrobial stewardship and laboratory capacity for diagnosis and surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

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Doherty Institute leads AMR training to support capacity building in Kiribati

11th September, 2024

WHO global priority pathogens list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

18th July, 2024

Doherty Institute awarded Fleming Fund Fellowship Program Grant to combat AMR

4th June, 2024

New Guidance Document to Bolster AMR Surveillance in the Western Pacific

23rd February, 2024

What is antimicrobial resistance and how can we help prevent it?

Antimicrobials refer to a category of medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants including antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiparasitics. So what exactly is antimicrobial resistance? What is causing it to become increasingly worse? And what can be done to prevent it? To answer these questions we’re joined by Medical Microbiologist, Dr Rod James.

In-Person Workshop at the University of Melbourne Unites Global Partners in the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

23rd November, 2023

In-person upskilling: Laboratory technicians from Fiji visit Melbourne for a two-week training course

29th November, 2022

Important guidance resource for Western Pacific Region developed by WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance

25th November, 2022

Capacity building for Infection Prevention and Control in Papua New Guinea

2nd November, 2022

We need to change how antibiotics target bugs if we want them to keep working

30th August, 2022

Lancet global burden of antimicrobial resistance analysis highlights urgent need for action

9th February, 2022

Unified definition of One Health adopted by global animal, environment and health organisations

10th December, 2021

Doherty Institute celebrates launch of WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance

24th November, 2021

Doherty Institute formally designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance

28th September, 2021

COMBAT-AMR partners with Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa

1st June, 2021

COMBAT-AMR launches Animal Health workplan with partners in Samoa to tackle antimicrobial resistance

21st December, 2021

Harnessing COVID-19 to safeguard future health: invest in WASH and infection prevention and control to beat antimicrobial resistance

18th March, 2021

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