Colistin, Ofloxacin & Metronidazole. This is what an under-5 child was given for uncomplicated diarrhea of 1 day duration. No ORS or Zinc. A friend working in a rural hospital forwarded me this pic! Shows the importance of #Quality and #AntimicrobialStewardship in primary care.
Join the ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY CONFERENCE 1-2 Feb 2023! It's virtual!
By @BSAC@gardp_amr
In collaboration with @AfricaCDC@ReActAfrica_RAN
Find program for the days and register! (free of charge) ➡️ https://t.co/xlk5xn4Ehy
THE VICIOUS CYCLE
People living in poverty are not only more vulnerable to #AntibioticResistance - but are also less able to prevent or treat antibiotic-resistant infections. #WAAW
"AMR is one of the most urgent & complex challenges of our time, & yet perhaps because it is not as dramatic as a pandemic, a war or a humanitarian emergency, it doesn’t attract the same attention." @DrTedros calls for global focus on #AntimicrobialResistance at #AMROman2022
"AMR is one of the most urgent & complex challenges of our time, & yet perhaps because it is not as dramatic as a pandemic, a war or a humanitarian emergency, it doesn’t attract the same attention." @DrTedros calls for global focus on #AntimicrobialResistance at #AMROman2022
GRAM Study cites 4.95 million deaths associated with AMR and 1.27 million deaths attributable to AMR with the bulk of the death in LMICs. Despite this, Why is Financing AMR not a priority in LMICs? How do we address this?#Act4AMR@pilimat@WHO@reactgroup@FlemingFund
@ShruthiAnna04@MoveTheWorldIN@reactgroup Small unorganized farming sectors constitute a large proportion of food animal production in LMICs which should be rightly addressed through context-specific bottoms-up approaches.
@FAO#Act4AMR
A quick glimpse of the Antibiotic Smart Community project where we piloted an Indicator framework to tackle the drivers of AMR in the community. @pilimat@PonnariG@beat_the_bugs@SaSuperbugs @Wellcome_AMR
#Act4AMR
https://t.co/Krmwm4sn39
This #WAAW , how are we engaging communities on #AMR? What can be a simple list of requests to a community to ensure that it can contribute towards #AMR mitigation? Any thought? #Act4AMR@CE4AMR@pilimat
With 25% of the world below 15 years of age, how can we better inform and partner with this age group to be ambassadors for Action on Antimicrobial Resistance #AMR? #Act4AMR@AspicClubs@SaSuperbugs@beat_the_bugs
In under 3 hours the #reactafrica&southcentre Annual Conference 2022, will be officially opened by the Hon Minister of Health Ms. Sylvia Masebo. Participants from over 36 countries attending. @ReAct__Africa@South_Centre@WHO@ICARS_global