Dear All, As recently highlighted in the 2019 reports from the World Bank (Pulling Together to Beat Superbugs, link) and the UN Inter-Agency Coordination Group (No Time to Wait: Securing the Future from Drug-Resistant Infections, link), many countries are not able to implement the AMR-focused National Action Plans called for by the WHO in 2015
Dear All, WHO today published a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a consultant to develop an online e-learning course on antimicrobial stewardship! There is a mention of the request on the WHO AMR homepage (link) which in turn takes you to the extended details in this Terms of Reference document (link). In brief, the project
Dear All, As you know, WHO has been driving a series of clinical and preclinical pipeline reviews (go here for my current master list of pipeline reviews, including links to the 2017 and 2019 WHO reviews). In support of the next iteration of this review process, WHO have now posted (go here) a Geneva-based consultancy
Dear All, A fascinating job posting has gone up from WHO and the full text is just below my signature. You have to work your way through the acronyms, but here’s the essence: Last summer, WHO created the Antimicrobial Resistance Multi-Partner Trust Fund (AMR-MPTF). Go here for the announcement. The Trust Fund is a 5-year project
Dear All, WHO has just posted a job opening for a consultant in Geneva to help with spreading the word about AMR by (i) revamping the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) campaigns and (ii) facilitating mainstreaming of antimicrobial resistance messages into major global events and scientific conferences. Full details from the posting are below my
Dear All, Two fascinating job opportunities have appeared. Even if you’re not looking for a job, the job descriptions tell you a lot about things going on below the surface: A role at the Associate or Full Professor level in Singapore The National University of Singapore is looking to appoint a Director for an innovative
Dear All, WHO is seeking two consultants to work for 6-12 months in Geneva. The consultants would provide strategic support and technical facilitation forestablishment of the global governance structures recommended by the UN Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG, link). The work would be in close consultation with the Tripartite Organizations and other UN and
Dear All, Two things on a Friday afternoon: First,CARB-X Funding Round 4 will be open from 12-19 Nov 2019 for Expressions of Interest (EOIs). This round is very focused and seeks only applications for new classes and/or new targets in early development phases (hit-to-lead through Phase 1) targeting a specific list of Gram-negative pathogens (see link,
Dear All: Two interesting job posts this week. Could one of them be for you? First, CARB-X seeks a Boston-based full-time Chief of R&D (link). This is clearly a very senior role on the CARB-X leadership team: the R&D Chief would have responsibility across the entire CARB-X portfolio for the planning, review, awarding and monitoring of
Dear All: Wellcome Trust (WT) is seeking a Science Lead for WT’s Drug-Resistant Program (DRI) programme. This is a very senior role with global reach: the Science Lead reports to the Head of the DRI programme and has direct responsibility for leading the team that executes and monitors the DRI science strategy. The DRI program spans 4 pillars: