Past June 10, at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, EU-JAMRAI 2 celebrated the symbol for antimicrobial resistance: an image created to give visible form to an invisible problem.
A recognizable symbol is the first step toward talking about something and demanding action. Just as other major health causes once found theirs, AMR now has its own.
“We gathered here at the Noble Prize Museum to celebrate the beautiful symbol for the work against antimicrobial resistance”
Anette Hulth. Public Health Agency of Sweden
“I think design and art is a great catalyst for a larger conversation. It’s easier to engage people when you speak the same language”
David Ljungberg. AMR Symbol Creator. Art Director & Product designer
The event brought together the Museum team, the symbol’s creator, David Andersson Ljungberg, and the people and institutions working every day to curb one of the defining health threats of our time.
Our heartfelt thanks to the institutions and projects whose support made this event possible: the Nobel Prize Museum, the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, WHO Europe, the Public Health Agency of Sweden, ECDC, EUP OHAMR, ReAct and Unga Mot Multiresistens.
The symbol pin is now available at the Nobel Prize Museum store, and its proceeds will go toward outreach and awareness actions on AMR. Wearing it is one more way to give the cause the visibility it deserves and to support the movement directly.
Gallery of the event:
