Solomon Islands has joint forces with World leaders calling for urgent high-level action to address global scourge of Antimicrobial resistance, AMR.

Solomon Islands is represented at a ‘High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance’ at the 79 thsession of the United Nations General Assembly by the Minister of Health and Medical Services,  Paul Popora Bosawai.

Delivering Solomon Islands statement, Minister Popora expresses the urgency for a unitedapproach to renew efforts and accelerate progress in combating the growing threat of AMR.

“The issue of AMR is transboundary, and the global community must continue to give it theattention, responses and action required to prevent it becoming a global catastrophe”, said Minister Popora.

He stressed, globally AMR is killing silently and if its threats are ignored, global health suffering is inescapable.

The Health Minister however assured, Solomon Islands is committed to be part of global community to halt or slow down the development of AMR through policy development, implementation and technical exchanges.

He acknowledge the scientific research and technical expertise rendered to member states andhealth systems globally….“It keeps us informed and up-to-date with developments in the AMRlandscape, warning us of the serious impacts of AMR threats to our national health care system”.

Minister Popora stated, the ability to do routine sensitivity tests in main hospitals is a key government priority.

Solomon Islands (April this year) has implemented the 68 th World Health Assembly

recommendation that calls on member states to have in place national action plans on

antimicrobial resistance and aligning it to the Framework for Accelerating Action to Fight

Antimicrobial Resistance in the Western Pacific Region.