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Abstract:
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), now causes 1.27 million deaths annually. Despite gaining political attention over the past decade, its slow progression makes it less urgent than acute crises, leading to misunderstanding and low awareness. AMR has severe impacts in low-income regions, while high costs and low profitability deter pharmaceutical investment in new antibiotics. Addressing AMR requires cross-sector collaboration, and the “One Health” approach aims to improve human, animal, and environmental health. However, comprehensive solutions remain elusive. In September 2024, the UNGA adopted a “Political Declaration on AMR,” marking a significant step in global efforts. This lecture will review a decade of AMR progress, recent UNGA discussions, new antibiotics development challenges, capacity building, global collaboration, and AMR ecosystem creation.

Speaker: Mr. Yasuhisa Shiozaki,
Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

Speakers’ Profile:
Yasuhisa Shiozaki is a former member of National Diet of Japan for 28 years and former Chief Cabinet Secretary(2006-2007), former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare (2014-2017) of Japan. He has been a member of Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance since 2020. He is also serving as Global Goodwill Ambassador of CEPI since 2022. Chairman, Committee for Domestic Production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) of β-lactam Antibiotics（Japan Antibiotics Research Association）
Prior to his transition to politics, he had worked at the Bank of Japan.
He graduated from the University of Tokyo and received his master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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