On 17 April, the Global Point Prevalence Survey community gathered for its annual meeting, held in collaboration with bioMérieux at the opening of the ESCMID Global 2026 congress in Munich. With 240 participants joining online and 34 attending in person, it was a vibrant and inspiring event centred on the theme 'Insights into antimicrobial consumption for enhanced antimicrobial stewardship: Findings from the Global PPS.'

Understanding what drives antibiotic use in hospitals is essential for developing targeted and effective stewardship interventions. In a new Global Point Prevalence Survey (Global-PPS) study, researchers set out to identify hospital-level predictors of antibiotic use across different healthcare settings worldwide.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Syria operates in a highly complex and rapidly changing context, where healthcare delivery faces many challenges and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is particularly important. In this interview, Dr. Karan Parikh shares his experience using the Global-PPS survey to better understand antimicrobial use in the facilities MSF supports and reflects on the practical realities of applying such tools in this unique setting.