Participation of South Centre Member Countries in the WHO GLASS: Progress and Gaps in AMR Surveillance and Stewardship Efforts

Rasha Abdelsalam Elshenawy

Participation of South Centre Member Countries in the WHO GLASS: Progress and Gaps in AMR Surveillance and Stewardship Efforts

Rasha Abdelsalam Elshenawy

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This study highlights antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance challenges in LMICs, focusing on the 56 South Centre Member States’ enrolment in the WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS). Despite progress since its 2016 launch, significant gaps persist: only 60 percent of South Centre Member States report AMR surveillance to GLASS, and just 38 percent report antimicrobial use (AMU) data. The COVID-19 pandemic substantially disrupted surveillance activities with notable declines in 2020–2021. Building institutional capacity, laboratory strengthening, digital reporting tools, workforce training, and regional collaboration mechanisms are needed to support strategic AMR surveillance improvements.

Original language	English
Type	Research paper published by an intergovernmental organisation (South Centre).
Media of output	Text
Publisher	South Centre
Place of Publication	Geneva, Switzerland
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2025

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Name	South Centre Research Papers
No.	227

Keywords

antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Antimicrobial resistance,
antibiotics
antibiotics for doctors
Antibiotics for pharmacists
Antibiotics
AMR surveillance
AMR Surveillance
WHO GLASS
Antimicrobial stewardship
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)
antimicrobial stewardship (ASP) intervention
Antimicrobial stewardship competencies
Antimicrobial stewardship programmes
LMICs
Global Health
global health care
public health
Public Health
PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health England
south centre
South Centre

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Participation of South Centre Member Countries in the WHO GLASS: Progress and Gaps in AMR Surveillance and Stewardship Efforts

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