RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mapping global policy discourse on antimicrobial resistance
JF BMJ Global Health
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000378
DO 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000378
VO 2
IS 2
A1 Didier Wernli
A1 Peter S Jørgensen
A1 Chantal M Morel
A1 Scott Carroll
A1 Stephan Harbarth
A1 Nicolas Levrat
A1 Didier Pittet
YR 2017
UL http://gh.bmj.com/content/2/2/e000378.abstract
AB The rising importance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to the global health agenda is associated with a growing number of parties voicing their concern about the issue. With more recommendations and policies appearing, understanding the policy process requires making sense of the views, values, interests and goals of each participant. Policy frame analysis provides a method to understand both the scientific view and the actions advocated by global health actors to tackle AMR. Here we review and refine policy frame analyses of AMR using a deductive approach. Among several policy frames previously defined in the field of global health, we identify ‘AMR as healthcare’, ‘AMR as development’, ‘AMR as innovation’ and ‘AMR as security’ as frequent frames used in dealing with AMR. In addition, we found that ‘AMR as One Health’ constitutes a recent framing of the topic that seeks to provide an integrated understanding between human and animal health. Each frame originates in distinct scientific fields, conceptualises the main causes of AMR and prioritises different interventions and measurements. Better understanding and integration of these frames into an overarching social and ecological framework will support policy progress in tackling AMR.