Youth as change makers on antimicrobial resistance: an evidence-based call-to-action

Jess Mitchell; Salman, F Khan; Cristina Almazidou; Augusto  Barón-Cruz; Randa A Bazzi; Pablo Estrella-Porter; Nahashon, K Gicheru; Karina Khatic; Michael,  J Mosha; Marina Ungurenci; Boama., E., P Noali; Kalai Wong; Francesca Zanni

doi:10.1038/s41467-025-66328-0

Youth as change makers on antimicrobial resistance: an evidence-based call-to-action

Jess Mitchell^*, Salman, F Khan, Cristina Almazidou, Augusto Barón-Cruz, Randa A Bazzi, Pablo Estrella-Porter , Nahashon, K Gicheru, Karina Khatic, Michael, J Mosha, Marina Ungurenci, Boama., E., P Noali, Kalai Wong, Francesca Zanni

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Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

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Youth represent un-tapped potential within the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This commentary describes the co-creation process of the Youth Manifesto on AMR which seeks to generate consensus on how equitable engagement of youth can be realised, despite policy, power and funding challenges.

Original language	English
Article number	10118
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	16
Issue number	1
Early online date	18 Nov 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66328-0
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

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young people
children
engagement
antimicrobial resistance
antibiotic resistance

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Mitchell, J., Khan, S. F., Almazidou, C., Barón-Cruz, A., Bazzi, R. A., Estrella-Porter , P., Gicheru, N. K., Khatic, K., Mosha, M. J., Ungurenci, M., Noali, B. . E. . P., Wong, K., & Zanni, F. (2025). Youth as change makers on antimicrobial resistance: an evidence-based call-to-action. Nature Communications, 16(1), 1-4. Article 10118. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66328-0

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