About Us

Canadian collaborators unite to build AMR awareness and share leading resources.

Our Canada-wide campaign aims to build awareness about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), highlight severe and widespread impacts, and share ways we can all help. Over 50 committed leaders working in health care, research and education, non-profits, and public health programs have gathered with coordination from the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID) to tackle AMR. Our unified response addresses the critical need for Canadians to learn more about one of today’s most pressing health crises.

NCCID has a long history of bringing the right organizations and experts together to develop collaborative responses for AMR and other infectious disease issues affecting public health. We are one of six National Collaborating Centres for Public Health funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada; our centre is hosted by the University of Manitoba. To learn more about the NCCID, visit the NCCID website.

Global Lens, Canadian Focus

Ours is one of many campaigns marking World AMR Awareness Week.  Each year, from November 18 to 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) and global institutions for animal health, food and agriculture, and the environment join in leading the global campaign. 

The global campaign takes a ‘One Health’ approach, recognizing that our health is closely connected to the health of animals, plants, and the environment. Solutions to antimicrobial misuse and resistance are rooted in these connections and rely on joint action by all sectors and nations. According to the WHO, “AMR affects countries in all regions and at all income levels,” though poverty and inequality contribute to the problem.1  

This Canadian collaboration supports the global campaign but focuses on Canada. Human health is given priority while building an understanding of the wider issues and connections. We highlight educational resources and tools developed by leading Canadian programs and institutions. By working together, we hope to better coordinate regional and local awareness-building efforts led by different organizations.

Acknowledging Partners 

Together, we amplify positive messages that promote good prescribing practices, patient safety, and public health.  

Many partners contribute to this campaign. They bring expertise in health service delivery, public health, research, policy development, patient advocacy, and communications. Convened by NCCID, partners meet regularly to offer perspectives on AMR from different regions and areas of focus, share knowledge from some of Canada’s leading antimicrobial stewardship programs and campaigns, and contribute to a set of evidence-based resources and webinars featured on this website.

Please see our growing list of partners. 

  • bioMérieux
  • AMMI: Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. l'Association pour la microbiologie médicale et l'infectologie Canada
  • antibioticwise.ca
  • Antimicrobial Resistance Fighter Coalition
  • BC Centre for Disease Control, Provincial Health Services Authority
  • CAIC: Canadian Antimicrobial Innovation Coalition
  • Canadian Nurses Association
  • Canadian Pharmacists Association. Association des pharmaciens du Canada
  • Choosing Wisely Canada
  • Do Bugs Need Drugs?
  • Firstline
  • HealthCareCAN. Leading. Innovation. Together
  • Healthcare Excellence Canada. Excellence en santé Canada
  • Horizon
  • ipac: Infection Prevention and Control Canada. pci: Prévention et contrôle des infections Canada
  • National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases. Centre de collaboration nationale des maladies infectieuses
  • Patients for Patient Safety. Patients pour la sécurité des patients du Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada. Agence de la santé publique du Canada
  • Ontario Public Health, partners for health. Santé publique Ontario, partenaires pour la santé
  • Quality of Care NL, Proud to partner with Choosing Wisely Canada, Choosing Wisely NL
  • Saskatchewan Health Authority
  • SHS + UHN, ASP, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
  • University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy

Truth and Reconciliation

NCCID and partners are committed to working towards truth and reconciliation.

NCCID is hosted at the University of Manitoba, located on the ancestral lands of the Anishnabeeg, Anishniniwak, Dakota Oyate, Denesuline and Nehethowak/Inninwak Nations. It is also in the heart of the homeland of the Métis Nation. 

NCCID and partners acknowledge, with gratitude, the lands and their original caretakers, striving to honour them in this collaborative campaign. We do this to reaffirm our commitment and responsibility to improve relationships between nations and to improve our own understanding of local Indigenous peoples and their cultures.

Contact Us

For more information about the AMR aware campaign, please contact the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID).

Telephone: 204-318-2591

Email: nccid@umanitoba.ca

Website: www.nccid.ca  

Media

Please direct all AMR campaign-related media requests to NCCID (nccid@umanitoba.ca) or call 204-318-2591.

Production of this website has been made possible through a financial contribution from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency.

Our industry partners actively contribute to the promotion of our AMR Awareness campaign. They do not have a role in developing campaign content, educational resources, or webinar events posted on this website. We are committed to providing unbiased information to ensure the integrity and quality of our awareness campaign.

References

  1. World Health Organization. 2024. Antimicrobial resistance; key facts. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/antimicrobial-resistance ↩︎