Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) - ISK APHRC 2022 Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) African Population Health and Research Center (APHRC) har hos Sida ansökt om 22,9 miljoner SEK för att administrera finansiering av och tillhandahålla kapacitetsstärkande och nätverksbildande aktiviteter för afrikanska forskare som beviljats anslag från Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) under perioden 2021-06-01 till 2024-12-31. Av ovannämnda beloppet kommer 14,6 miljoner SEK att vidarebefordras till afrikanska forskare som deltar i transnationella forskningskonsortier som har beviljats Sida-finansiering i JPIAMR utlysningarna Diagnostics and Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Development of tools, technologies and methods for global use och AquaticPollutants.

Målsättningen med partnerskapet mellan Sida, APHRC och JPIAMR är att flera länders resurser, infrastruktur och styrkor sluts samman för att facilitera innovativa forskningsprojekt för att bromsa utveckling och spridning av AMR med en s.k. One Health-ansats som integrerar human, djur och miljöhälsa; att stödja och öka deltagandet av forskare i låginkomstländer i Afrika söder om Sahara och andra länder i området där Sverige har bilateralt utvecklingssamarbete i den globala kampen mot AMR; och att bygga kapacitet och stödja bildandet av ett nätverk av AMR-forskare på den afrikanska kontinenten.

JPIAMR är en global organisation och samarbetsplattform där 28 nationer arbetar tillsammans för att begränsa utvecklingen och konsekvenserna av AMR med hjälp av en One Health-ansats. Sida har hittills deltagit i två JPIAMR utlysningar där beslut om bidrag har fattats:

JPIAMR utlysningen 2019 Diagnostics and Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Development of tools, technologies and methods for global use där fem projekt med deltagare från sju afrikanska forskningsinstitutioner i  Burkina Faso, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda har beviljats medel från Sida;

Utlysningen 2020 AquaticPollutants, ett gemensamt initiativ av JPIAMR, JPI Oceans och Water JPI, där tre projekt med deltagare från fyra afrikanska forskningsinstitutioner i Mali, Mozambique and Uganda har beviljats. The African Populations Health and Research Center (APHRC) has applied to Sida for funding of 22.9 million SEK to provide grant management services plus additional capacity building and networking activities for African grantees funded by research calls of the Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (JPIAMR) during the period 2021-06-01 until 2024-12-31. Of the 22.9 million SEK, 14.6 million SEK will be forwarded to African researchers participating in transnational research consortia that have been granted Sida funding in the JPIAMR research calls Diagnostics and Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Development of tools, technologies and methods for global use and AquaticPollutants.

The objectives of the proposed Sida partnership with APHRC and JPIAMR are to combine resources, infrastructures, and strengths of multiple countries in order to facilitate innovative research projects to curb AMR with an One Health approach integrating human, animal and environmental health; to support and increase the participation of researchers in low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and other sub-Saharan countries where Sweden has bilateral development cooperation in the global fight against AMR; and to build capacity and support the formation of a network of AMR researchers on the African continent.

JPIAMR is a global collaborative organization and platform, engaging 28 nations to curb AMR with a One Health approach. Sida has up to now participated in two JPIAMR research calls where funding decisions have been made:

JPIAMR call 2019 Diagnostics and Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance: Development of tools, technologies and methods for global use where five projects with participants from seven African institutions in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda have been selected for Sida funding;

Call 2020 AquaticPollutants, a common initiative of JPIAMR, JPI Oceans and Water JPI, where three projects with participants from four African institutions in Mali, Mozambique and Uganda have been selected for Sida funding. The overall objective of the program is to provide fund management support to implementing partners with the aim to:
1. Increase timeliness, efficiency and effectiveness in the implementation of the projects at partner institutions;
2. Strengthen the research and grant management capacities of AMR researchers and implementing partners to support:
a) adoption of best practices in AMR research and grant management;b) enhancement of quality and relevance of AMR research projects from implementing partners;c) award winning grant proposal development; d) networking and collaborations on projects among the cohort of AMR researchers and implementing partners;e) engagement of AMR researchers with the community and policy actors.
The expected outcomes of the program are:
1. Strengthened research, governance and management systems within institutions supporting AMR research and response;
2. A strong network of AMR researchers collaboratively and effectively engaging with policy actors in projects aimed at prevention and treatment of bacterial, parasitic, viral and fungal infections and diseases.Ultimately, APHRC envisages greater effective collaboration of AMR actors in the prevention and treatment of bacterial, parasitic, viral and fungal infections and diseases.