Webinar | Curbing the Invisible Pandemic: Effective Solutions to Collectively Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Webinar | Curbing the Invisible Pandemic: Effective Solutions to Collectively Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
The webinar ‘Curbing the Invisible Pandemic: Effective Solutions to Collectively Combat Antimicrobial Resistance’ took place on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. It was co-hosted by the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Institut Pasteur Korea (IPK), the Embassy of Denmark in the Republic of Korea, and the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS).
The webinar focused on tools, such as the development of vaccines, new drugs, as well as a range of policy actions to tackle AMR, and discuss effective strategies for strengthening capacities and capabilities in low- and middle-income countries, and the generation of actionable data to support context-specific, evidence-based solutions.
The program is consisted of three parts:
1. Welcome and introductory Remarks
- Dr. Eun A Her, Member of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, National Assembly of ROK
- H.E. Einar Jensen, Ambassador of Denmark to Korea
- Jerome Kim, MD, Director General, International Vaccine Institute
- Winfried F. Wicklein, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
- Youngmee Jee, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Institut Pasteur Korea
2. Presentations: Tools for Prevention and Control of AMR (Moderated by: Satyajit Sarkar, Research Scientist, IVI)
- Vaccines against AMR: Short- and Long-term Game
Marianne Holm, MD, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, IVI - Reinforcing the Antibiotic Arsenal: Conventional and Nonconventional Strategies
Dr. Soojin Jang, Head of AMR Lab, IPK - From Evidence to Action: Partnering to Tackle AMR in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Dr. Robert Skov, Scientific Director, ICARS
3. Panel Discussion with Q&A: Effective AMR Strategies to Strengthen Global and Regional Capacities and Capabilities (Moderated by: Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon, Principal Health Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, ADB)
- Dr. Gloria Cristina Córdoba Currea, AMR Advisor, ICARS
- Prof. Nitish Debnath, Team Leader, Fleming Fund Country Grant, DAI Global Health, Bangladesh
- Mr. Han, Sangkyun, Director, Disease Control Policy, Ministry of Health and Welfare, ROK
- Dr. Nithima Sumpradit, Medicines Regulation Division, FDA, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
The webinar ‘Curbing the Invisible Pandemic: Effective Solutions to Collectively Combat Antimicrobial Resistance’ took place on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. It was co-hosted by the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Institut Pasteur Korea (IPK), the Embassy of Denmark in the Republic of Korea, and the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS).
The webinar focused on tools, such as the development of vaccines, new drugs, as well as a range of policy actions to tackle AMR, and discuss effective strategies for strengthening capacities and capabilities in low- and middle-income countries, and the generation of actionable data to support context-specific, evidence-based solutions.
The program is consisted of three parts:
1. Welcome and introductory Remarks
- Dr. Eun A Her, Member of the Science, ICT, Broadcasting, and Communications Committee, National Assembly of ROK
- H.E. Einar Jensen, Ambassador of Denmark to Korea
- Jerome Kim, MD, Director General, International Vaccine Institute
- Winfried F. Wicklein, Deputy Director General, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
- Youngmee Jee, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Institut Pasteur Korea
2. Presentations: Tools for Prevention and Control of AMR (Moderated by: Satyajit Sarkar, Research Scientist, IVI)
- Vaccines against AMR: Short- and Long-term Game
Marianne Holm, MD, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, IVI - Reinforcing the Antibiotic Arsenal: Conventional and Nonconventional Strategies
Dr. Soojin Jang, Head of AMR Lab, IPK - From Evidence to Action: Partnering to Tackle AMR in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Dr. Robert Skov, Scientific Director, ICARS
3. Panel Discussion with Q&A: Effective AMR Strategies to Strengthen Global and Regional Capacities and Capabilities (Moderated by: Dr. Eduardo P. Banzon, Principal Health Specialist, Southeast Asia Department, ADB)
- Dr. Gloria Cristina Córdoba Currea, AMR Advisor, ICARS
- Prof. Nitish Debnath, Team Leader, Fleming Fund Country Grant, DAI Global Health, Bangladesh
- Mr. Han, Sangkyun, Director, Disease Control Policy, Ministry of Health and Welfare, ROK
- Dr. Nithima Sumpradit, Medicines Regulation Division, FDA, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
