Language is healthcare.
Access saves lives.
Antimicrobial resistance is a critical global health threat, yet 6.5 billion people are excluded from essential stewardship materials published in English.
RELAY AMR—Resistance Education & Language Access by Youth—is a youth-led network bridging this language gap to ensure life-saving knowledge leads to safer antibiotic use worldwide.
Who We Are
RELAY stands for Resistance Education & Language Access by Youth. We are a youth-led initiative building a global network of professional and student translators dedicated to making high-quality antimicrobial resistance (AMR) resources accessible in underserved languages. Working alongside local communities and clinical mentors, we are bridging the linguistic gap in antibiotic stewardship.
The Global AMR Crisis
The predominant driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the misuse and overuse of antibiotics.
According to a WHO multi-country survey, 76% of people around the world misunderstand AMR, with 64% believing antibiotics treat colds or flu and 32% stopping treatments early.
The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance projects that AMR will cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050 if global stewardship is not improved.
Language Access
Linguistic barriers are a major obstacle to global health.
Approximately 6.5 billion people do not speak English, and 4 billion do not speak one of the UN & WHO’s six official languages.
Despite this diversity, ~98% of AMR literature is published in English, leaving billions without access to life-saving clinical guidelines and education in their primary language.
Theory of Change
We believe that translating and maintaining high-quality AMR resources in underserved languages is a critical lever towards slowing and combating the spread of AMR.
By providing localized, evidence-informed guidance, we empower health systems and local translators to support safer antibiotic use, bridging the gap between high-level guidance and community application.
Youth-Led AMR Network
Youth-led translation network for AMR stewardship.
Language Equity
Focus on underserved languages and communities.
Clinical Co-Design
Co-designed with local clinicians, educators and community groups.
Global Standards
Evidence-informed, drawing on WHO, CDC, UNEP and other AMR guidance.
Our Program Model (Under Development)
Chapters
Clinical Partnerships
Rapid Response
- Youth-led local translation hubs.
- Building community networks for AMR stewardship.
- Proposed models currently prepared for pilot.
- Co-designing translated tools with clinics and health systems.
- Collaborating with local clinicians on resource adaptation.
- Developing localized guidance for future pilot sites.
- Future model for urgent translation of key AMR updates.
- Planned infrastructure for rapid stewardship alerts.
- Researching tools for time-sensitive resource deployment.
Program models under development for pilot
Get Involved with Relay AMR
Youth & Students
Clinicians
Organizations
Register your interest to hear about upcoming youth-led project hubs and translator recruitment opportunities across our training roadmap.
Express interest in mentoring our youth translation chapters or contributing your expertise to co-designing clinical tools for antibiotic stewardship.
Partner with us on early-stage pilot projects to implement localized AMR guidance and stewardship materials in clinics and health systems.
Help RELAY develop essential infrastructure, recruit and train our youth translator network, and prepare for our upcoming clinical pilot programs.
As RELAY AMR is in its early formation and pre-launch, our roadmap prioritizes high-impact pilot models: Scenario A envisions community clinics utilizing co-designed, translated WHO stewardship materials to support safer antibiotic use; while Scenario B envisions school-based health programs delivering antibiotic stewardship education in local languages. These roadmaps are designed to bridge the global language gap for the 4 billion people living outside major UN languages.