A National Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network in Yemen: An Urgent Call for Action

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern that requires well-coordinated surveillance systems. In Yemen, the lack of a surveillance network hampers efforts to combat AMR and make it difficult to collect and analyze AMR data for strategic interventions. To obtain reliable information about AMR emergence and patterns, an extensive surveillance system that includes hospitals, clinics and laboratories is crucial. The government’s adoption of this system, along with the nomination of an AMR steering committee, can facilitate standardization of protocols and data integration related to AMR. Strengthening surveillance is key to combating AMR, and establishing a national AMR network can serve as an early warning system for the emergence and patterns of AMR.