Operating Grant : 13th JPIAMR transnational call for research projects (2021)

How to Apply: 

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) does not recognise geographic borders or species barriers. Progress on AMR is necessary for attainment of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with AMR being deeply rooted into attainment of SDGs promoting no poverty, good health and wellbeing, zero hunger, reduced inequality and decent work and international growth. With the current focus of the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, this call will specifically focus on tackling the rising threat of antibiotic resistance. Addressing the rising threat of antibiotic resistance requires a One Health approach since resistant bacteria, genetic elements and antibiotics are found in humans, animals and the environment. Declining clinical effectiveness of existing antibiotics together with the low and insufficient number of promising new antibiotics in the pipeline stresses the urgency to understand the mechanisms of emergence and transmission of antibiotic resistance.

This call, funded under the ERA-NET JPIAMR-ACTION, is the 13th JPIAMR transnational call for research projects. The call advocates for a One Health approach to understand the impact of interventions on the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance and to design, implement, evaluate, and compare interventions that will have a true impact on preventing or reducing the development and transmission of antibiotic resistance in one of the and/or between each of the One Health settings (human, animal, environment). Projects should be implemented into relevant geographic areas, including into resource-limited settings, with a One Health perspective. Projects are encouraged to include transdisciplinary research teams, in which involvement of the social sciences is encouraged. Low and middle income country- (LMIC-) led collaborations at global and regional level are welcomed.

Research is needed to understand antibiotic resistance development and transmission and to develop interventions in various geographic and socio-economic settings, to design One Health implementation strategies, and to test their cost effectiveness, efficiency and uptake1. Factors including the heterogeneity of culture and behaviour, healthcare systems, prescribing practices and consumption of antibiotics, water utility and sanitary routines, agricultural practices, pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, sewage/effluent management and treatment, and resistance to antibiotics across the globe, including in LMICs, warrant different implementation approaches.

For more information, please consult the JPIAMR website.

External Deadline: 
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Funding Source: 
External
Funding Level: 
Research