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A layered strategy for tackling antimicrobial resistance: the Swiss cheese model for policy, prevention, and engagement

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Murphy’s Law, “anything that can go wrong will go wrong”,1 finds no more fitting application in public health than in the case of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR will emerge whenever conditions permit. Despite robust evidence on the health and economic burdens of AMR, policy makers, governments, and international organisations face persistent challenges in implementing and financing comprehensive strategies.2 Low political will, competing health priorities, weak health systems, and economic constraints hinder meaningful action.

Source: The Lancet Microbe

DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2025.101215

Authors: Elias Mossialos, Sabiha Essack, Ian Mackay, Michael Anderson