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The theme of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2023 is ‘Preventing antimicrobial resistance together’. In alignment with this initiative, the ABACUS II project presents a policy brief on ‘Improving the identification of antibiotics for better use’.

Standardization and better information can reduce antibiotic resistance ABACUS II project Antibiotics are too often used incorrectly. This contributes to antibiotic resistance, a growing problem on a global scale. More attention should be devoted to the appearance of medicines. This creates clarity and can reduce misuse, argue researchers from the ABACUS II consortium in the LancetContinue reading “Appearance of medicines is important for proper use”

The aim of this work was to explore the views and opinions of healthcare providers and (public) health researchers on the identification of antibiotics and the harmonisation of their appearance. Main conclusions:

Just published in the Lancet Global Health: The role of multidimensional poverty in antibiotic misuse: a mixed-methods study of self-medication and non-adherence in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda ‘We should not assume that higher deprivation drives antibiotic misuse. Structural barriers such as inefficiencies in public health care, combined with time and financial constraints, fuel alternative antibioticContinue reading “Nice paper from the HATUA consortium”

Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa – Findings from the Mapping AMR & AMU Partnership (MAAP) Project Conversation Series on One Health The Mapping AMR & AMU Partnership (MAAP) project collected and reviewed AMR records from 205 laboratories across 14 African countries, providing a unique regional perspective on AMR burden and AMR surveillance capacities.Join our webinar toContinue reading “Seminar ‘Closing the Knowledge Gap on AMR’”

Live webinar 7 September 2022, 10.00-12.00 CEST The development of resistance to antibiotics is a biological process, but the context that determines emergence and impact of resistance is underpinned by social aspects. Therefore, it is necessary to identify, understand and evaluate these social aspects to enable the prevention and control of AMR. Using the OneContinue reading “JPIAMR webinar: Social sciences as a cross-cutting theme in AMR research and innovation”

“Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: How Implementation research is vital in One Health approach” – Symposium on 23rd November 2022, Cape Town, South Africa,  As part of The Global Health Network Conference, the AMR knowledge hub and community of practice is hosting a one-day symposium on November 23, 2022. With a focus on implementation and operational research, theContinue reading “AMR knowlegde symposium, South Africa, 23rd of Nov 2022”

Congratulations to Dr. Samuel on this important academic milestone! Title: Contextual determinants of antibiotic access and use at the community level in Ghana: building a trajectory from research to policy Brief summary: Antimicrobial resistance is growing at an alarming rate and has been identified by WHO as one of the top 10 threats to globalContinue reading “PhD Defence Dr. Samuel Afari-Asiedu”

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