Trinity Challenge: Community Surveillance for better control of AMR

We propose a partnership between The Trinity Challenge (TTC) and The Wellcome Trust, using a proven Challenge Methodology as a way to assist Low- and Middle-income countries (LMICs) develop tools to capture and interpret data relating to bacterial disease and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in their own Communities, in order to drive local and National action. Working together with an Expert Advisory Group (EAG), we will develop the challenge questions. This, and the application stage, will be supported by ‘sandbox / ideas collision’ workshops in LMICs for citizens, local community and experts, to engage local communities building engagement, knowledge, involvement, ideas, collaborations and action in bacterial diseases and AMR understanding, including prevalence. They will be run by known Partners (e.g. the UK Fleming Fund) who work within the country. The Wellcome Trust will act as the ‘anchor funder’, funding the core secretariat and initial prize commitment, while helping to bring in other partner funders. The inaugural TTC in 2021 addressed pandemics and demonstrated the value of our Challenge approach in pulling through innovative tools that work for the global south, bringing relevant, equitable, new, and scalable solutions. 8 winners are now being supported to develop and scale.