2024 Stewardship Prize

Strengthening Stewardship and Appropriate Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

While significant efforts have been initiated across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to address AMR stewardship and appropriate use of antibiotics, limited resources exist to expand these activities. Through its Stewardship Prize initiative, the AMR Industry Alliance aims to recognize established, innovative approaches to AMR stewardship in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). For the fourth year of the Stewardship Prize, the AMR Industry Alliance is allocating 10,000 CHF to the prize winner.  The prize winner will be featured on the AMR Industry Alliance website and throughout its network and associated events.

Application Criteria

Applicants should meet each of the following criteria:

• Public, private or not-for-profit health care organization or institution operating in an LMIC¹ (based on World Bank classification);
• Established institutional program aligned with the National AMR and diagnostic stewardship efforts, policies and/or plans; and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan on AMR and AMR Stewardship Health-Care Facility Core Elements;² (Please note new programs or proposal are not eligible for the Stewardship Prize)
  
• Demonstrated program impact, including on reducing health inequities;
• Approach to addressing AMR stewardship and appropriate use that is:
  • Innovative – new or improved policies, systems, products, technologies or operational methods that add value in the form of improved efficiency, effectiveness, quality, sustainability, safety and/or affordability;³
  • Scalable – within the health care organization or institution, to other sites, locations and countries, or to include additional products or program elements in order to increase sustainable impact;⁴
  • Human-focused – directly addresses human health concerns.