Paediatrician and public health advocate trying to contribute to the improvement of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health forward globally. My Twitte
If we are going to make ANY impact on AMR, we have to prioritise working with Young people. This was a fun programme to put together with colleagues in Nigeria and DRC :-)
#AMR is a unique mix of public health, clinical medicine and economic realities. @WHO is hard at work on this, but this illustrates the complexity of the issue...
Continue to take #antibiotics for granted, and they WILL go away
This... Also Kids are often smarter than adults and always more vulnerable and definitely worth the investment in #AMR.
Nice job @WHO and @Marcsprenger4PH .
“Children are not small adults” when it comes to #antimicrobials. Dr. Manica Balasegaram of @gardp_amr highlights an opportunity for collaboration with researchers and companies to accelerate development of pediatric antimicrobials #AMR@WHO@DNDi
https://t.co/RAWsJFGCeA
Its not just people who need to reduce antimicrobial use and consumption....
Think about that when you take your cat to the vet. Or your herd of dairy cattle : #AMR#AntimicrobialResistance
Healthy animals, just like healthy people, do not need antimicrobials.
Changes in agricultural practices are key to reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance.
#AMR#AntimicrobialResistance
The UK launches a 5-year action plan to fight antimicrobial resistance with goals of cutting antibiotic use in humans by 15% over the next five years, and cutting antibiotic use in animals by 25% by 2020.
https://t.co/56ToWYGxXX
Overuse and misuse of antibiotics are the leading causes of antimicrobial resistance. Without effective #antibiotics💊 and other antimicrobials, we will lose our ability to treat common infections. 👉 https://t.co/uGhS4JbTVn
Its an incredible shame that we STILL have to issue these guidelines, but this is the state of the world we live in.... @HRPresearch https://t.co/uPehW1O1Vw
"How cute- You babysitting today?"
"I don't baby sit. I parent"
Resistance to Men as caregivers is corrosive, no? @HRPresearch@MenEngage https://t.co/RkRLaDYAHN
This is brilliant! How much could we change if we also engaged men as informed contraception consumers? One to grow on? @HRPresearch https://t.co/daP91GPpvP
Yes! #6? Engaging fathers as critical to their daughters well being #7? STOP abuse of men OR Women during pregnancy/childbirth
@HRPresearch https://t.co/FlZcT3loIP