York U receives nearly $10 million from Wellcome to continue the fight against antimicrobial resistance

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York U receives nearly $10 million from Wellcome to continue the fight against antimicrobial resistance. (2026, September 24). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/globenewswire/york-u-receives-nearly-10-million-from-wellcome-to-continue-the-fight-against-antimicrobial-resistance/article_4a4b8591-bd14-54a4-a39d-4ee66395947a.html

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York University’s Global Strategy Lab received nearly $10 million from Wellcome to support its AMR Policy Accelerator initiative aimed at combating antimicrobial resistance. The four-year strategic plan was unveiled on September 24, 2026, by GSL Director Mathieu JP Poirier and Managing Director Geneviève Boily-Larouche in Toronto. This funding renewal reflects the importance of ongoing efforts to address AMR, which is considered a significant global health issue despite recent advances in scientific research and policy development.

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York University's Global Strategy Lab (GSL) in Toronto, Ontario, received $9.6 million (£5 million) from the global health charity Wellcome to continue its fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The funding supports a four-year strategic plan for the AMR Policy Accelerator, launched by GSL Director Mathieu JP Poirier and Managing Director Geneviève Boily-Larouche. Poirier emphasized that despite the ongoing threat of AMR since 2022, recent global efforts indicate a potential turning point in addressing this "silent pandemic." The initiative aims to leverage new global scientific panels and action plans to make significant progress against AMR.

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“The threat of antimicrobial resistance is no less pressing today than when we launched the Accelerator in 2022, but we are determined to ensure that the recent adoption of a global scientific panel and action plan for AMR will mark a turning point in the global fight against this silent pandemic

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🔮 “The threat of antimicrobial resistance is no less pressing today than when we launched the Accelerator in 2022, but we are determined to ensure that the recent adoption of a global scientific panel and action plan for AMR will mark a turning point in the global fight against this silent pandemic

2026-09-24 · Toronto Star

York U receives nearly $10 million from Wellcome to continue the fight against antimicrobial resistance · assertive framing

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In a global health environment where funding is increasingly tight, York University based Global Strategy Lab (GSL) is launching a four-year strategic plan for its initiative, the AMR Policy Accelerator to drive progress against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). asserted

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Unveiled today by GSL Director Mathieu JP Poirier and Accelerator Managing Director, Geneviève Boily-Larouche, the plan is supported by $9.6 million (£5 million) from Wellcome – a leading global health philanthropy. asserted

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,” says Poirier, also an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health at York. asserted

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“We are proud that Wellcome has been with us since day one, and this renewal of funding signals the impact of our work and the significance of our strategic plan.” asserted

renewal → signal → plan

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