As we support World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, starting on Wednesday 18th November, we take a look back at how a local organisational who works on a global scale has been raising awareness at the 2026 English Riviera Airshow.
Local charity who works on a global scale, The AMR Narrative, took their microbeDOME to the English Riviera Airshow to support local residents and visitors in understanding how precious antibiotics have become. Enabling members of the public to explore the invisible world of microbes.
Vanessa Carter, Found and Executive of The AMR Narrative knows from first hand experience how life-threatening antibiotic resistance infections have become. You can read more about Vanessa’s personal story and the work of The AMR Narrative on their website.
Gaining Perspectives
PhD students, Vanessa and Chair of the Board of Trustees undertook surveys with stand visitors, exploring anti-microbial resistance, what it means and current levels of public understanding. Click or tap on the YouTube clip below to watch events from the day.
Gaining Attention
Getting people involved in conversations around AMR at busy event requires creativity – a live body art installation was created across the day, painting different microbes onto the model, building interesting and conversations with visitors to the stand.
What is AMR?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) arises when the organisms that cause infection evolve ways to survive treatments. The term antimicrobial includes antibiotic, antiprotozoal, antiviral and antifungal medicines.
Resistance is a natural biological phenomenon but it is increased and accelerated by various factors such as misuse of medicines, poor infection control practices, and global trade and travel. No new class of antibiotics has been developed since the 1980s. For most antibiotics, there are few replacements or alternative products in the development pipeline. UKHSA, 2025
Is it just about human health?
Public Health in Torbay looks at AMR from a One Health approach. This means we consider the human, animal, and environmental impact on AMR and in turn the impact on these three domains. When think about animals, this can be our pets at home to larger agricultural animals; all can be impacted by AMR.
What can I do to support the fight against AMR?
Keep up to date with the work of organisations such as Antibiotic Guardian, if you work with children and young people, use the resources from e-bug and as a healthcare professional join the conversations on the antimicrobial stewardship.
