Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) La | Dr. B R AMBEDKAR IAS ACADEMY

Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) Launched in October 2015, the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (GLASS) is being developed to support the global action plan on antimicrobial resistance. The aim is to support global surveillance and research in order to strengthen the evidence base on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and help informing decision-making and drive national, regional, and global actions.

GLASS promotes and supports a standardized approach to the collection, analysis and sharing of AMR data at a global level by encouraging and facilitating the establishment of national AMR surveillance systems that are capable of monitoring AMR trends and producing reliable and comparable data.

GLASS objectives
Foster national surveillance systems and harmonized global standards;
estimate the extent and burden of AMR globally by selected indicators;
analyse and report global data on AMR on a regular basis;
detect emerging resistance and its international spread;
inform implementation of targeted prevention and control programmes; and
assess the impact of interventions.