National action on antimicrobial resistance and the political economy of health care

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to human health in the twenty-first century. A key dimension of global governance in this domain consists of encouraging governments to create national action plans (NAPs) aimed at improving awareness of AMR, improving knowledge through su...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of European public policy 2024-12, Vol.31 (12), p.3981-4007
Main Authors: Heinzel, Mirko, Koenig-Archibugi, Mathias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
antimicrobial resistance
Drug resistance
Drugs
Financing
Governance
Health care expenditures
health expenditure
Health problems
Health services
national action plans
Political economy
Resistance
Surveillance
Vaccines
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to human health in the twenty-first century. A key dimension of global governance in this domain consists of encouraging governments to create national action plans (NAPs) aimed at improving awareness of AMR, improving knowledge through surveillance and research, reducing infection, optimising the use of antimicrobial medicines, and investing in new drugs, vaccines and other interventions. The adoption and implementation of NAPs occur in the context of great political and institutional diversity across countries, and this article examines the consequences of different ways of financing health care. We expect the implementation of NAPs to be more successful in optimising antibiotics use when governments play a larger role in financing health care compared to private expenditure. An analysis of patterns of antibiotic consumption in 191 countries between 2000 and 2018 supports the hypothesis.
ISSN:1350-1763
1466-4429
DOI:10.1080/13501763.2024.2326656