SEQAFRICA

Bringing WGS into AMR surveillance
Support a consortium of sequencing centers in Senegal, South Africa and Ghana
Supp. by Fleming Fund Regional Grant

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Happy to see this paper published by our colleagues @nicd_sa - Genomic surveillance of Salmonella in South Africa https://t.co/56CVSODcb3

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Super pleased to see the work of our project featured! A great story of collaboration and capacity strengthening!

[The Fleming Fund @FlemingFund]

🌍🔬 The #FlemingFund @AfricaSeq project is transforming the way researchers approach outbreak detection & #genomics surveillance, led by @DTUtweet. The training opportunity has served as a gateway to collaboration, scientific growth, and impact.

➡️https://t.co/J1ZrTi3XTH

#AMR

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

@FlemingFund @BeverlyEgyir @DTUtweet @nicd_sa @PasteurDakar @UKgovGHS So proud of the amazing work of @BeverlyEgyir!

[Beverly Egyir @BeverlyEgyir]

📍Our new publication📍
Whole genome sequencing revealed high proportions of ST152 MRSA among clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates from ten hospitals in Ghana | mSphere https://t.co/LLXkf8iPD7
@AfricaSeq @FlemingFund

[The Fleming Fund @FlemingFund]

For the #WAAW2024 theme - ‘Educate. Advocate. Act now.’ - we hear from #FlemingFellows on building #AMR expertise in the health workforce.

⬇️ Fellow @chidemannie's research highlighted critical findings and implications for public health in #Nigeria🇳🇬.

https://t.co/tLepGsZ0JC

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Great work being done by our SeqAfrica regional consortium partner @NMIMR_AMRHub! #FlemingFund

[NMIMR AMR HUB @NMIMR_AMRHub]

On November 13, 2024, the SeqAfrica team visited staff of Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital to share on " Genomes of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Species at Effia Nkwanta Hospital: Key Lessons Learned". The engagement led to renewed commitment among the hospital staff .

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

So excited to share the good news about our second phase of SeqAfrica with @NMIMR_UG, @nicd_sa, @institutpasteur ! Read more here: https://t.co/bzwJeHfuXE

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

We were so pleased to host our wonderful colleagues from @MottMacDonald last week for an in-depth discussion of our @FlemingFund SeqAfrica and @FundEqasia projects!

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Join us TOMORROW (6.11.24) at 17:00 CET for an interactive webinar on how to communicate your #WGS data with speakers from @CDCgov, @sangerinstitute , @umanitoba, and @HPRUamr. Join us here: https://t.co/Oswxw86tIb

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Join us today at 17:00 CEST for a webinar on #metadata for #WGS! We'll be joined by ErrolStrain from @US_FDA , @ADoradoGarcia from @FAO , Rod Card from the UK Animal Plant Health Agency and Ute Wolff Sönksen from @SSI_dk ! You'll find us all on Zoom at: https://t.co/Ynv7b0kTrJ

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Join us TODAY at 14:00 CET when a panel of experts help you make the right decisions about what to sequence for #AMR surveillance. We'll be online at: https://t.co/Ynv7b0kTrJ

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

It's today! Please join us at 13:00 CEST for our webinar featuring Dr. Anne von Gottberg from @nicd_sa , @iruka_okeke from @universityofib1 and Kathryn Holt, PhD from @LSHTM. Join us online at: https://t.co/Ynv7b0kTrJ

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Great paper out from our partner @AnthonySmith__1 @nicd_sa on epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance profiles of pathogenic Escherichia coli from commercial swine and poultry abattoirs and farms in South Africa. Read it here: https://t.co/7qOdWUPa0r

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Save the Date for our Oct 16 webinar with amazing panelists @iruka_okeke, Kat Holt from @LSHTM, and Anne von Gottberg from @nicd_sa. Join via Zoom https://t.co/Ynv7b0kTrJ
Meeting ID: 691 7914 1235 Passcode: 587400

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Our SeqAfrica team is celebrating #OneHealth this week at the @WOHCongress in Cape Town sharing results from our #FlemingFund supported work to improve #AMR surveillance across Africa!

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

SAVE THE DATES!!! We have a lot of exciting webinars coming up this fall and YOU are invited!

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Check out this report from our partners @nicd_sa on Insights from South Africa's Enteric Fever Surveillance, 2020-2023 - Public Health Bulletin South Africa (https://t.co/ZM9MtUFvI5)

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

Check out this new publication from our partner @BeverlyEgyir !

[Beverly Egyir @BeverlyEgyir]

Our latest publication! #IDSR #AMR #GHANA

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

@NMIMR_AMRHub hosted our @FlemingFund partners last week!

[NMIMR AMR HUB @NMIMR_AMRHub]

Honored to host the @MottMacDonald Fleming Fund team, including Patrick Mubangizi (Regional Director, Africa), Rose Nyinamariza (Africa Regional Grants Finance Manager), Adjo Mfodwo (West Africa Regional Coordinator), and Antoinette Brigitte Ngandjio (Regional Microbiologist,

[SEQAFRICA @AfricaSeq]

We are so proud of the work of Dr. Aworh, who we got to know during her #FlemingFund Fellowship!

[The Fleming Fund @FlemingFund]

Dr Mabel Aworh, AMR Surveillance-Animal Health #Fellow helped launch the #FlemingFund at the British High Commissioner's Residence in Abuja, #Nigeria🇳🇬. Also, produced AMR awareness videos in local Nigerian languages for social media platforms to reach wider audiences.