Nigeria will host the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Abuja from December 6 to 8, 2026, marking the first time the international gathering will take place in Africa.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, announced this during the One Health Ministers’ Briefing Meeting on the conference in Abuja.
Speaking on behalf of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and other ministers, Salako said the conference would bring together global leaders and stakeholders to assess progress, accelerate interventions and strengthen international cooperation in addressing antimicrobial resistance.
The conference, themed “One Health: Advancing Global AMR Commitments through Local Action,” will focus on translating international commitments into practical measures across human health, animal health, agriculture and the environment.
Salako described antimicrobial resistance as a major global health threat, citing estimates that bacterial AMR was directly responsible for 1.27 million deaths worldwide in 2019, including an estimated 64,500 deaths in Nigeria.
