Nigeria to host first African edition of global AMR conference

Nigeria is set to host the Fifth Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Abuja from December 6 to 8, 2026.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, disclosed 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 review progress, accelerate interventions and strengthen international cooperation in tackling antimicrobial resistance.
The event will be the first edition of the con...