The Quadripartite One Health Legislative Assessment Tool for Antimicrobial Resistance 

The One Health Legislative Assessment Tool for AMR (OHLAT) is aimed to assist countries in the identification and analysis of their AMR-relevant legislation across all sectors relevant to AMR. Based on existing international standards and agreed good practices, the OHLAT is not an evaluation tool but an opportunity for countries to do a thorough review of their legislation and identify areas for further analysis.  

The development of the OHLAT has been led by the legal and AMR teams of the Quadripartite: FAO, UNEP, WHO, and WOAH, and has received the financial support of the AMR Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF).  

The OHLAT is divided into seven chapters. The first chapter considers those multi-sectoral aspects that merit the development of cross-cutting and specific legislation for AMR (such as governance frameworks or integrated surveillance), while the other chapters detail the elements to be regulated by sectoral legislation to avoid legal fragmentation and duplication. Each chapter includes an explanation of the international reference standards and guidance relevant to the chapter and questions for the assessment.