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<p>The UK’s national action plan on tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sets out
challenging five-year ambitions that begin to fulfil the UK’s vision for a world in
which AMR is contained and controlled by 2040. DFID and the Department for Health
and Social Care are working closely together on tackling AMR and senior officials
have met on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>As part of tackling AMR, DFID continues to support
health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes which emphasise the importance
of improving infection control, and WASH in health facilities, which is key for the
prevention of infections and antimicrobial resistance. The UK is committed to supporting
countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 6 target of universal access to
water and sanitation by 2030.</p>
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