MEPs fight AMR
MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistancedeaths AMR is annually responsible for in Europe
billion € yearly healthcare costs and productivity losses due to AMR in Europe
million deaths per year worldwide by 2050 if no action on AMR is taken
million people who could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 by AMR.
MEPs FIGHT AMR
2019-2024 strategic work programme of the
MEP Interest Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
The European Parliament can play a key role in boosting actions to tackle AMR at EU level.
The MEP Interest Group on AMR offers a unique opportunity to address AMR, which not only directly affects the lives of all Europeans but also threatens global economic development.
BECOME AN AMR CHAMPION
What is the MEP Interest Group on AMR?
The AMR MEP Interest Group is the only dedicated group of MEPs working together to take action to combat one of the greatest global health threats of our time. Participating MEPs are concerned by the rise in drug-resistant infections and believe that European cooperation is vital. No single country can tackle this cross-border threat alone. Members of the group are committed to:
- Ensure that AMR remains high on the EU policy agenda during the new EU mandate and that well-coordinated and resourced actions at EU and national level are undertaken, aligned with the global work led by the WHO, UN agencies and other actors
- Stress the need for urgent action to tackle AMR through a multi-sectoral ‘One Health’ approach which addresses human, animal and environmental health
Why become a member?
Knowledge –
- Benefit from evidence-based information to build your knowledge to implement effective actions on AMR
- Receive regular updates on policy and scientific developments
Support –
- Receive continuous support from AMR Stakeholder Network members to undertake actions in the European Parliament, including drafting motions for plenary debates, reports, opinions, and/or questions for written answers on AMR across its human, animal and environmental dimensions
- Join other concerned MEPs to keep pressure on the European Commission and Member States to deliver on their commitments
- Receive support to highlight issues of national relevance which have a direct impact on your constituents
Stay Connected –
- be connected to a wide network of civil society organisations across Europe
- engage with other MEPs and decision-makers committed to tackling AMR,
- show your commitment and visibility to tackling this urgent public health threat
What are the aims and objectives for the 2019-2024 term?
- Ensuring that AMR is high on the EU policy agenda and that the European Parliament plays
a key role in boosting AMR action - Stressing the need for urgent action through a multi-sectoral One Health approach, which
addresses human, animal and environmental health - Ensuring that the EU and its Member States deliver on their commitments and implement
effective actions at EU, national and regional level.
Meet the AMR champions
Sarah Wiener, MEP
Greens/EFA, Austria
Chair
Tiemo Wölken, MEP
S&D, Germany
Vice-Chair
Nicolae Ştefănuţă, MEP
Renew Europe, Romania
Vice-Chair
Brando Benifei, MEP
S&D, Italy
Petra De Sutter, MEP
Greens/EFA, Belgium
Roberta Metsola, MEP
EPP, Malta
Biljana Borzan, MEP
S&D, Croatia
Fredrick Federley, MEP
Renew Europe, Sweden
Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP
EPP, Finland
Sara Cerdas, MEP
S&D, Portugal
Frances Fitzgerald, MEP
EPP, Ireland
Christel Schaldemose, MEP
S&D, Denmark
Olivier Chastel, MEP
Renew Europe, Belgium
Mairead McGuinness, MEP
EPP, Ireland
Tomislav Sokol, MEP
EPP, Croatia
Sarah Wiener, MEP
Greens/EFA, Austria
Chair
Tiemo Wölken, MEP
S&D, Germany
Vice-Chair
Nicolae Ştefănuţă, MEP
Renew Europe, Romania
Vice-Chair
Brando Benifei, MEP
S&;D, Italy
Biljana Borzan, MEP
S&D, Croatia
Sara Cerdas, MEP
S&D, Portugal
Olivier Chastel, MEP
Renew Europe, Belgium
Petra De Sutter, MEP
Greens/EFA, Belgium
Fredrick Federley, MEP
Renew Europe, Sweden
Frances Fitzgerald, MEP
EPP, Ireland
Mairead McGuinness, MEP
EPP, Ireland
Roberta Metsola, MEP
EPP, Malta
Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP
EPP, Finland
Tomislav Sokol, MEP
EPP, Croatia
Christel Schaldemose, MEP
S&D, Denmark
How do we work?
The MEP Interest Group will meet on average twice per year with external stakeholders (annual meeting + side meeting dedicated to a specific AMR-related dimension). The group will also meet at least once internally with AMR Stakeholder Members and/or the Secretariat. Meetings can take the form of debates, workshops, or webinars to discuss, monitor progress and advocate for future actions.
MEPs are free to decide on their level of involvement in meetings and other activities, depending on their interests and agendas. Nonetheless, MEPs are highly encouraged to take part in at least one activity a year.
Further to the first introductory technical internal meeting of the group which took place on 20 January 2020, the official launch of the group took place on 19 February 2020 at the European Parliament.
The AMR Stakeholder Network’s Roadmap for Action on AMR with 5 key strategies and corresponding targets for EU and national policy makers to address AMR, will contribute to the Interest Group’s work and activities. A strategic work programme with priorities of the Group will be released at the kick-off meeting.
The Secretariat
The Secretariat of the Interest Group is supported by the AMR Stakeholder Network and co-hosted by the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), which leads the AMR Stakeholder Network, and Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe, which is a member of the Network.
EPHA is a leading Brussels-based NGO advocating for better health in Europe. It is a member-led organisation made up of public health NGOs, patient groups, health professionals and disease groups, working to improve health and strengthen the voice of public health in Europe.
HCWH Europe is the European arm of a global not-for-profit NGO whose mission is to transform healthcare worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability, and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice.
The AMR Stakeholder Network, operating within the framework of the European Commission’s Health Policy Platform, brings together 80 members representing health and environmental NGOs, patient organisations, public health institutes, national and regional authorities and agencies, committed academics and healthcare professionals working on AMR, and other stakeholders, working on AMR.
The MEP Interest Group activities and organisation of meetings at the European Parliament will receive financial support from European Commission Operating Grants of the EU Health Programme & LIFE Programme.
ABOUT THE AMR STAKEHOLDER NETWORK
Questions?
Ann-Marie Borg
Policy Coordinator
European Public Health Alliance
am.borg@epha.org
+32 2 233 3877
Jean-Yves Stenuick
Pharmaceuticals Policy & Projects Officer
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe
jean-yves.stenuick@hcwh.org
+32 2503 3137