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<p>Professor Dame Sally Davies was appointed to the unpaid role of United Kingdom
Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in 2019. Dame Sally represents the
UK internationally on the subject of AMR, engaging bilaterally and multilaterally
through international organisations, including the United Nations and the World Bank.</p><p>
</p><p>As Special Envoy, the responsibilities include:</p><p> </p><p>- Representing
the UK on the United Nations' One Health Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance,
a global governance structure to maintain public support and political momentum for
AMR on the global agenda;</p><p>- Working across all Government departments to advise
on policy and delivery of a 'One Health' response to AMR, including health, agriculture
and the environment;</p><p>- Advising the UK Government on possible commitments to
take forward on AMR through the UK's G7 Presidency in 2021; and</p><p>- Acting as
an ad hoc adviser to the UK Fleming Fund, the Global AMR Innovation Fund and other
UK Government funded AMR activities overseas.</p>
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