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09 July 2024

Empowering Global Youth: the Trinity Challenge Youth Summit on Antimicrobial Resistance

A global movement in response to a growing health threat must include the voices of young people and invest in  their leadership for the future. 

In a step towards building the youth voice on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the Trinity Challenge Youth Summit recently convened young leaders to share their insights, discuss key topics and help co-design a global campaign. This culminated in the launch of a competition for seed funding to deliver a new youth-led campaign on AMR...

06 June 2024

New technologies to help farmers and health workers combat AMR are awarded £2.7 million

The Trinity Challenge today announced four winning teams of its second competition aimed at tackling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The projects receiving funds are all focused on addressing significant data gaps in communities and lower-income countries that are disproportionately affected by antibiotic-resistant infections.

13 May 2024

The Trinity Challenge on Antimicrobial Resistance – eight finalists selected for £1 million prize

The Trinity Challenge today announced eight finalists in its competition aimed at tackling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. The projects in Fiji, India, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, and Vietnam are advancing with data-driven solutions to mitigate the impact of antibiotic-resistant infections, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. 

08 May 2024

The Trinity Challenge Welcomes the Institute of Philanthropy’s Generous Contribution in Mitigating Antibiotic Resistance

The Trinity Challenge (a charity supporting the creation of data-driven solutions to help protect against global health threats), has been generously awarded HKD 12 million (£1.23 million) funding from the Institute of Philanthropy empowered by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.

05 April 2024

Judging panel announced for global innovation prize on antibiotic resistance

Today the Trinity Challenge has announced the full panel of judges who will be awarding prizes as part of the Trinity Challenge on Antimicrobial Resistance. The new innovation competition with a grand prize of up to £1 million was launched in November 2023 has received 285 submissions from 57 countries.

22 February 2024

Prof. Dame Sally Davies in discussion with Dr. Cary Adams (Let’s Talk Cancer)

"I think antibiotics and other antimicrobials, antifungals are terrifically important to cancer patients. After all, we know that as many as 1 in 5 cancer patients undergoing treatment are hospitalised with an infection...

16 February 2024

Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) partner with the Trinity Challenge to increase antibiotic resistance advocacy

The Ineos Oxford Institute (IOI) has generously contributed to the Trinity Challenge’s ongoing efforts to support advocacy and campaign development on antibiotic resistance...

15 February 2024

Prof. Marc Mendelson in discussion with Maggie Fox (One World One Health)

“While innovative and effective ideas to help solve major global health problems are hard to come by, finding and attaining funding to put them into action can be even more difficult. The research grant review process takes time and can be bogged down in red tape...

12 February 2024

Patrick J McGovern Foundation contributes $500,000 to boost the Trinity Challenge on Antimicrobial Resistance

The Trinity Challenge has been awarded $500,000 from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to boost the recently launched Trinity Challenge on Antimicrobial Resistance, an innovation prize to find solutions to tackle antibiotic resistance in low- and middle-income countries.