Budgeting Tools Help Fight Antibiotic Resistance in Africa

The fight against antibiotic resistance is a worldwide problem that touches people, animals, crops, and the planet. In 2015, every country in the World Health Organization (WHO) agreed to create national plans that unite multiple sectors under a One‑Health approach.

A Faster Path Forward

To accelerate implementation, WHO released a budgeting guide in 2021. The guide helps countries:

• Prioritize actions that matter most
• Identify existing funding streams
• Calculate new financial needs
• Pinpoint gaps between requirements and available resources

Success in Africa

Many African nations have already applied this tool to quantify their plans. Governments can now:

• See exactly where money is missing
• Discover hidden funding in current budgets

The outcome? Plans that move from paper to practice with realistic, targeted resource use.

Bottom Line

WHO’s costing tool equips African countries with a practical framework to plan, budget, and act against antibiotic resistance—transforming global commitments into concrete local actions.