[Watch the recording] 5th Annual Global Media Forum ahead of World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) would be organised on 12th November 2025 (begins 11:30AM CET). This year's WAAW is on the theme: "Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future."
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Thanks
Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA) and CNS teams
Note: Session 1 was organised by GAMA, and Sessions 2, 3 and 4 were together organised by GAMA with partners including The AMR Narrative, Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+), Global Network of Young People living with HIV (Y+ Global), ReAct Asia Pacific, Y-PEER Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Health and Development (APCAT), APCAT Media, Humana People to People India, National Coalition of People living with HIV in India (NCPI+), Youth Lead Voices, Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD), India AMR Media Alliance (India chapter of GAMA), and CNS.
Be welcome to join the 5th Edition of Annual Global Media Forum in lead up to World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW 2025) featuring 4 special sessions:
Session 1
- Global Media Forum ahead of WAAW 2025
- This is a drumbeat session ahead of WAAW 2025 featuring a panel of experts - including AMR survivors and champions, youth leaders, experts from Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR (FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH), among others - who would present exclusive highlights ahead of global observance of World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW 2025).
Panel of speakers
- Jean-Pierre Nyemazi, Director of the Quadripartite Joint Secretariat on AMR
- Rob Purdie, AMR survivor and member, WHO Task Force of AMR survivors
- Ernst Kuipers, Global Leaders Group on AMR (GLG) member, Former Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Netherlands
- Javier Yugueros-Marcos, Head of the Antimicrobial Resistance & Veterinary Products Department, World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH)
- Emmanuel Kabali, AMR Project Coordinator, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Tapfumanei Mashe, AMR Project Coordinator, WHO Zimbabwe
- Makara Hak, Adviser on Animal Health, FAO Cambodia
- Gunilla Eklund, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Health & Food Safety (DG SANTE), European Commission
- Shobha Shukla, CNS Executive Director and Chairperson, Global AMR Media Alliance - GAMA (host)
Session 2
- 2nd Annual Global AMR Media Awards 2025
- Annabelle Mandeng, German Film & TV Actress, Show Host, Celebrity and GAMA Ambassador to prevent AMR (host)
- Pan American Region Prizes
- Guest of Honour: Vanessa Carter, AMR survivor and founder, The AMR Narrative
- African region Prizes
- Guest of Honour: Dr Sangeeta Sharma, Honorary President, Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD) and Steering Committee member of WHO Civil Society Task Force on AMR
- European region Prizes
- Guest of honour: Dr Tara Singh Bam, Board Director, Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Health and Development (APCAT)
- Asia Pacific region Prizes
- Opening remarks by Dr Bassem Zayed, WHO Regional Advisor – AMR, South East Asia Regional Office (WHO SEARO)
- Guest of Honour: Dr Kamini Walia, Senior scientist and head of AMR, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- GAMA Changemakers Awards 2025
Session 3
- 1st inaugural India AMR Media Awards 2025
- Cedriann Martin, noted #endAIDS and health communication guru with sterling communication leadership at UNAIDS in the Caribbean and Asia Pacific (host)
- Opening remarks by Dr Anuj Sharma, WHO India’s Technical Focal Point – AMR & Infection Prevention and Control
- Guest of Honour: Sriram Natarajan, Co-Founder, CEO and Executive Director, Molbio Diagnostics (world’s biggest TB prize, Kochon Prize, was conferred upon Molbio on 29th October 2025)
Session 4
- GAMA Leadership Speak
- Keynote Lightning Talk by Dr Tim France, molecular biologist turned noted global health thought leader and founder and Managing Director, Inis Communication
- Oreoluwa Macaulay, Nigeria
- Kalpana Acharya, Nepal
- Dr Tin Maung Htwe, Myanmar
- Mokamatam Madhu Babu, India
- Athira Elssa Johnson, India
- Shiow Chin Tan, Malaysia
- Hamu Madzedze, Zimbabwe
- Audrey Galawu, Zimbabwe
- Munyaradzi Blessing Doma, Zimbabwe
- Esther Nakkazi, Uganda
- Babacar Sene, Senegal
- Bhakti Chavan, India (WHO Task Force of AMR Survivors) and XDR-TB survivor
- & many more leaders of Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA)
Thanks
Global AMR Media Alliance (GAMA) and CNS teams
Note: Session 1 was organised by GAMA, and Sessions 2, 3 and 4 were together organised by GAMA with partners including The AMR Narrative, Global Network of People living with HIV (GNP+), Global Network of Young People living with HIV (Y+ Global), ReAct Asia Pacific, Y-PEER Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Health and Development (APCAT), APCAT Media, Humana People to People India, National Coalition of People living with HIV in India (NCPI+), Youth Lead Voices, Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD), India AMR Media Alliance (India chapter of GAMA), and CNS.
