About Us
The AMR Policy Accelerator uses research and evidence to advise the world’s governments, public health institutions and decision makers on policies to ensure sustainable antimicrobial use for all.
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats humanity faces today. The impact of AMR is far-reaching with consequences for human health, the global economy, the environment and global health equity–and the magnitude of this problem grows every year. In 2019, AMR was responsible for 1.27 million deaths worldwide. By 2050, it is estimated that AMR will cause 10 million deaths annually and will cumulatively cost the world economy US$100 trillion.

Our Advisory Board provides strategic and technical guidance on the prioritization of the Accelerator’s efforts to address emerging AMR policy needs at the global level. The board is composed of global leaders in the AMR and policy fields and provides representation across One Health sectors – human, animal and environmental health.
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Professor Dame Sally Davies (Chair)
United Kingdom
Professor Dame Sally Davies is UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance and a member of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. She was Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK government from March 2011 to September 2019 and on an interim basis from June 2010.

Dr. Muhammad Pate
Nigeria
Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate is the Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Nigeria. Before taking on this role, he was the Julio Frenk Professor of Public Health Leadership in the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health. Other earlier roles included serving as global director, health, nutrition and population (HNP) and director, global financing facility (GFF), with the World Bank Group in Washington, DC.

Dr. Fajer Al Salloom
Kingdom of Bahrain

Sunita Narain
India
Sunita Narain is an environmentalist and writer. She serves as the director-general of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Editor of the fortnightly magazine, Down To Earth. Narain plays an active role in policy formulation on issues of environment and development in India and globally and serves on various national and international committees on the environment including One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance set up by WHO/OIE/FAO.
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Dr Javier Yugueros-Marcos
France
Dr Javier Yugueros-Marcos is the Head of the AMR & Veterinary Products Department at the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). After years in the field of infectious disease diagnostics development and commercialization, he now leads an international team accountable for the enhanced quality of veterinary medicines and diagnostics. He also coordinates actions supporting the responsible use of antimicrobials, in close collaboration with other Quadripartite partners.
The AMR Policy Accelerator Team consists of an interdisciplinary group of researchers and policy analysts with professional backgrounds in epidemiology, international law and veterinary science. Our team includes representation from all One Health sectors and is trained in providing consulting services that include an equity perspective.
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Geneviève Boily-Larouche
Managing Director

Mathieu Poirier
Scientific Director

Kay-Ann Aarons
Administrative Coordinator

Chloe Clifford Astbury
Research Associate

Julia Bishop
Director of Global Engagement

Nicole Chung
Research Assistant

Fiona Emdin
Dahdaleh Research Fellow

Vesela Ivanova
Policy Advisor

Sahar Yar Khan
Associate Director of Strategy & Operations

Clare McGall
Policy Advisor

Karthik Mishra
Research Assistant

Suzanne Naro
Policy Advisor II

Heba Qazilbash
Policy Advisor

Kadia Petricca
Senior Policy Lead

Arne Ruckert
Director of Research

Sahran Shafaque
Research Assistant

Sepinoud Siavoshi
Research Dissemination Assistant
Sepinoud is a fourth year Public Administration student at York University’s School of Public Policy and Administration. She has previously worked with the Global Strategy Lab’s Public Health Institutions program as a Research Assistant where she tracked changes made to Canadian public health legislation since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kayla Strong
Research Lead

Ramdhanie Sukhai
Finance Officer

Demetria Tsoutouras
Director of Communications

Isaac Weldon
Investigator

Amina Yaqoob
Research Assistant

Lauren J. Wallace
Research Associate
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Patrick Fafard
Policy Advisor

A.M. Viens
Ethics Advisor
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