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We take a closer look at one of the most urgent threats to global health today: Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and its consequences for Asia and Europe. As the effectiveness of our most relied-upon medicines to treat and prevent infections declines, understanding AMR has never been more critical. This episode features insights from the Technical Officer for Antimicrobial Resistance, Governance and Stewardship at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Dr Ketevan Kandelaki, the Director of the Asia Centre for Health Security at the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Professor Hsu Li Yang, and the Executive Director of UNITE, a global network of parliamentarians focused on strengthening health systems, Dr Guilherme Duarte. Hosted by Jason Gale, Health Editor at Bloomberg News, the discussion highlights why AMR is not just a scientific concern, but a pressing global health, economic and political challenge. The podcast discusses about, inter alia, the drivers and spread of AMR, their impact across Asia and Europe, and the role of policy, politics and global accountability in addressing the emerging crisis.