The Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire has been committed to fighting AMR for more than 20 years.

It is hosting the ORMICI, an institution that serves as the executive unit to coordinate actions against AMR through six Multisectoral Technical Committees (MTCs).

That correspond to the six strategic objectives of the National Plan to Combat AMR.

This multisectoral approach is a source of great pride for me as it enables strong collaboration among stakeholders.

With MTCs unified under the leadership of ORMICI, we foster greater.

I also would like to add that the collaboration with international partners has helped us make important achievements.

The collaboration with the USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS). Program has helped generate results to boost the fight against AMR.

A number of documents have been developed that provide a framework for governance on the management of antimicrobials.

MTaPS’ support on infection prevention and control assessments and on the revision of the national AMR plan needs to be acknowledged.

It can seem counterintuitive, but the private sector not only needs to be involved it is often the sector asking for more regulations regarding multiresistant bacteria and antibiotic residues.

These sectors are affected by AMR because of the decrease in or loss of effectiveness of the products they sell.

The issue comes from the fact that these different sectors aren’t at the same level of progress.

The human sector is more advanced the Institut Pasteur started working in this area in the 1980s, and a number of scientists work on AMR throughout the country.

I also want to indicate that the One Health concept is relatively new and we need to do a better job communicating its importance to different stakeholders.

The current pandemic and climate change have more acutely demonstrated the need for a multisectoral approach to deal with them and this could accelerate the shift in the management of public health issues.

There is a stronger awareness from civil servants and health professionals of the importance of infection prevention and control.

We shouldn’t forget the heavy toll that health professionals have paid due to the pandemic.

In Côte d’Ivoire, health systems and IPC capacities have been strengthened du