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On 10 July 2025, our Executive Director and AMR patient survivor and advocate, Vanessa Carter was delighted to take part in a panel discussion at the Shionogi London office to address the urgent global health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Among the panellists was an unexpected advocate, actor Bill Pullman, best known for his numerous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi5ZNSTSqCE “AMR heroes” is a song written and performed by the Hope Music Foundation in Uganda in collaboration with and for The AMR Narrative, which is a registered UK charity. Production coordination was further made possible in association with the One Life music and podcast channel. The song was written to highlight the importance of
On the 6th of May 2025, clinicians, researchers, and industry leaders came together to explore one of the most important (and often overlooked) parts of diagnostic innovation: how to successfully adopt and implement new infection tests in real-world NHS settings. This event marked the fourth meeting in the Moving Forward in Infection Diagnostics series, co-hosted
Our Founder and Executive Director, Vanessa Carter, had the privilege of attending an exclusive pre-screening of AMR – Dying to Change the World on March 11, 2025. Hosted by the Fleming Initiative at the Curzon Theatre in Bloomsbury, London, the event showcased the compelling feature-length documentary on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by filmmaker Alex Tweddle, made
On February 26th 2025, at the BEAM Alliance 9th AMR Conference in Basel, Switzerland, our Chair, Dr Francesca Chiara, participated in a panel discussion titled “Communicating on AMR, a Simple Matter of Wording?” She joined Kate Grailey (Fleming Initiative), Becky McCall (University College London) and Diane Shader Smith (Patient advocate and author) in exploring the nuances
On the 26th of September 2024, Prof. Renier Coetzee (Member of the Board of Trustees from The AMR Narrative) presented at an International Masterclass hosted by AMR Insights. The International Masterclass was designed for professionals who want to understand Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in a short time, and included: A comprehensive explanation of bacteria, antibiotics and resistance
Chris Shaffer was a music, special education teacher, and high school principal for 45 years. At the end of his educational career, he was thrust into the world of AMR infections when a number of abdominal surgeries left him with an E-coli infection which failed to respond to antibiotics. After doctors in the USA left him with little hope for a cure, diminishing health, and a bleak prognosis, he set out on his own.
Chris found success in phage therapy at the Eliava Phage Therapy Center in Tbilisi, Georgia. With phage therapy giving Chris his life back, he has dedicated his retirement years to advocating for and helping raise awareness of phage therapy used for AMR infections. He tells the story of his phage journey in a book titled, Finding Phage: How I Partnered with a Friendly Virus to Cure My Deadly Bacterial Superinfection. His website, phagetherpyusa.com helps others learn to understand the healing power of phage therapy.
Demi is an Associate Scientific Director at a medical communications agency, with a background in microbiology and a longstanding focus on antimicrobial resistance. She holds an MSc in Microbiology, where she first became interested in the global challenge of resistance and the need to bring scientific understanding to wider audiences.
Demi’s career has centred on a simple but powerful belief: that how we communicate science matters. Her work focuses on making complex data clear, engaging, and accessible – whether for healthcare professionals, policy makers, or the patients most affected by infection and resistance. She has contributed to a wide range of AMR-focused projects, including educational programmes, congress communications and stewardship initiatives.
A central thread in Demi’s work is the importance of the patient voice. She is passionate about making sure real-world experiences of treatment failure, recurrent infections, and the anxiety surrounding resistance are not lost in the data. She believes that listening to patients and involving them meaningfully is essential for shaping more effective, human-centred responses to AMR.
Demi is also a strong advocate of the One Health approach, recognising AMR as a complex, interconnected issue that spans human health, animal health, and the environment. She is particularly drawn to efforts that move beyond siloed thinking and focus on practical, joined-up solutions.
In 2025, Demi joined The AMR Narrative as an Independent Advisor, where she supports the charity’s mission to centre communication, community, and inclusion in the global AMR response.
Outside of work, she is a Girlguiding unit leader and a qualified yoga teacher. These roles reflect her commitment to care, learning, and creating supportive spaces for others.
Andrea has worked in health communications and campaigning for 3 decades. She is committed to fighting AMR through timely and appropriate communications globally,.
Andrea set up Skating Panda, the creative social and environmental impact consultancy, over a decade ago and drives its impact and growth. Focused on original and lasting public interest communications as well as issue strategy and advocacy, the Panda team has a track record of prompting tipping points in the status quo that drive better social and planetary outcomes.
Andrea’s combination of commercial marketing and development experience with deep issue knowledge have been sought by decision-makers at global summits, corporate and NGO board members, and have enabled her to set up multi-million fundraising platforms and push through policies that change and save lives.
Andrea is Vice Chair of mothers2mothers, the world’s largest employer of women living with HIV, and a Board Director of Maymessy, a food poverty social enterprise.
A lifelong advocate for gender equality, she played a key role in establishing the UK’s Women’s Equality Party.
Professor Esmita Charani is a pharmacist and researcher investigating how we use antibiotics in different cultural and social contexts. She works with teams in the UK, India, and South Africa to develop research programmes investigating all aspects of antimicrobial resistance in human populations with a focus in hospital settings.
She has experience in communicating her research with patients and the public through various media including animations, blogs, and educational videos.
