Surveillance: GLASS

Background

The Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) has been developed by WHO to provide a standardised approach to collecting, analysing and sharing AMR data at a global level (WHO, n.d. 1).

GLASS encourages and facilitates the establishment of national AMR surveillance systems that are capable of monitoring AMR trends and producing reliable and comparable data.

How GLASS encourages the communication of AMR data

(GLASS is covered in detail in the Introducing AMR surveillance systems and An overview of national AMR surveillance courses.)

The GLASS objectives are to:

  • foster national surveillance systems and harmonise global standards
  • regularly analyse and report global data on AMR and AMU
  • estimate the extent and burden of AMR globally by selected indicators
  • detect emerging resistance and its international spread
  • inform implementation of targeted prevention and control programmes
  • assess the impact of interventions.

The GLASS dashboard [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] presents global antimicrobial consumption (AMC) and resistance (AMR) data for countries, territories and areas (CTAs) that were enrolled in GLASS by the end of 2022, by means of interactive visualisations. CTA profiles for AMR and AMC are also provided.

Activity 7: International AMR networks and stakeholders

Timing: Allow 10 minutes

Briefly explore the websites of ReAct, GLASS and JPIAMR. How far has your country engaged with each? Find out some of the initiatives that your country has signed up to. Are there any that you, or your organisation, might be able to get involved with?

Innovation and research: JPIAMR

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