Strengthening primary health care-oriented health systems to address antimicrobial resistance

This policy brief outlines how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) can be integrated into primary health care (PHC)-oriented health systems. It highlights eight priority AMR interventions, supported by a scoping tool and stakeholder checklist, and aligns with WHO’s people-centred AMR approach (PCA-AMR). Organized under the three PHC pillars—integrated services, multisectoral action, and community empowerment—the interventions focus on strengthening primary care, ensuring equitable access to quality infection prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, and enhancing community engagement, drawing on lessons from implementation in four countries.