Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health thread. Its negative impact extends beyond human health with implications on animal health and welfare, the environment, food safety and poverty reduction and inequality.

At GBADs we are focusing on the development of a methodology that can be used to define the economic impact of AMR in livestock, and on exploring further the wider impact on the economy and the negative externalities on public and environmental health.

Outputs of this work are key to better understanding AMR impact in livestock, exploring the cost-effectiveness of alternative infection mitigation strategies, and developing and targeting policies and programmes that tackle AMR in line with the objectives set out globally. It is also an important step in better understanding data requirements for this assessment, current data gaps, and how data collection systems can be strengthened to better inform policymaking. By understanding the impact of AMR in the livestock sector, this information will also add to an increasing body of work on the economic impact of AMR in public health and extend our understanding of this topic in a One Health lens.