How does antimicrobial resistance - the mutation of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi to resist treatment by medication - threaten the future of global health? Why has global health struggled to combat it, and how can USAID's new coalition inject new ideas and approaches into the fight? Find out this episode with host Rhiannon Rosewood, alongside special guests Mirfin Mpundu (Executive Director of ReAct Africa) and Eli Kahn-Woods (Innovation Advisor at USAID's Center for Innovation and Impact).

Resources:
USAID's Center for Innovation & Impact LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usaid-center-for-innovation-and-impact
USAID's Center for Innovation & Impact Newsletter: https://www.usaid.gov/cii/innovation-and-impact-newsletter
World AMR Awareness Week: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-antimicrobial-awareness-week
UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on AMR: https://www.unep.org/events/conference/political-leadership-and-action-antimicrobial-resistance-road-2024-unga-high

Innovation Rx, a podcast by USAID’s Center for Innovation and Impact, partners with experts from around the world to explore the drivers of the world’s most stubborn health threats. Each episode traces the history of a different entrenched global health issue, and the innovative ideas and programs disrupting the status quo.