Surveillance Strategies for AMR Control in Low-Resource Settings

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Surveillance Strategies for AMR Control in Low-Resource Settings | WAAW 2025 Webinar

ISID webinar on AMR surveillance in low-resource settings

November 18, 2025

Introduction

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to threaten global health, with low-resource settings facing challenges in surveillance, laboratory capacity, and coordinated national response. As part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2025, ISID is hosting an impactful webinar to strengthen AMR surveillance in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

This webinar will explore effective tools and innovations in AMR surveillance, highlighting challenges and best practices, and provide a platform for regionally diverse experts to share insights.

Event Details

Date: November 24, 2025
Time: 13:00–14:00 GMT
Registration: Click here to register→

Objectives

• Review core challenges in AMR surveillance in low-resource settings
• Share country examples and real-world implementation experiences
• Discuss innovations in diagnostics, laboratory strengthening, and data use
• Identify priority actions and recommendations for LMICs
• Facilitate an open dialogue with global experts

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction (5 mins)
Dr. Mohamed Sirdar (ISID), Global Program Specialist (AMR)

Country Case Study & Surveillance Insights (15 mins)
Dr. Afreenish Amir
Project Director AMR (US CDC Project), NIH Pakistan
Expert in AMR surveillance (GLASS, PASS), laboratory systems, stewardship, pathogen genomics, and wastewater surveillance.

ProMED-AMR Surveillance (15 mins)
Prof. Ghassan M. Matar
Chair, Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology (EPIM)
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens
ISID ProMED-AMR Top Moderator

Open Discussion (25 mins)
Moderated by Dr. Mohamed Sirdar, with speakers and attendees.
Focus: "What should be prioritized for strengthening AMR surveillance in LMICs?"

About the Speakers

Dr. Afreenish Amir

Dr. Afreenish Amir, medical microbiologist, expertise spans AMR surveillance (GLASS, PASS), laboratory systems, antimicrobial stewardship, bacterial/fungal surveillance genomics, waste water environmental surveillance, Pakistan’s cholera control strategy. She excels in building partnerships, planning and implementing programs. She worked 8 years with NIH Pakistan in roles including Project Director AMR (US CDC Project). She has served as Chair of the Emerging Leader in Infectious Diseases Program at ISID USA, Federal Region Chapter Head for Pakistan Biological Safety Association, and as Board Director of Mehnaz Fatima Foundation, Gilgit, Pakistan. She is a Harvard Kennedy School alumna on Global Health Security, GIBACHT fellow on biosafety and biosecurity, Consultant with the American Society of Microbiology USA, and The South Center Geneva, adjunct faculty at Rawalpindi Medical University and Health Services Academy Pakistan.

Professor Ghassan M. Matar
ISID ProMED-AMR Top Moderator

Chair of the Department of Experimental Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology [EPIM]
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Infectious Diseases, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Bacterial Pathogens, American University of Beirut LEBANON

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