I have been able to pick up a lot from AMRLEP program. I learnt the health and economic burden of AMR which involve death and falling of the global GDP respectively. However, something can be done about this before this slow moving pandemic hits us hard. Furthermore, primary health care is the key which involves …
The AMRLEP programme has been a very informative and educative platform and through it I have learnt a lot in the fight against the growing threat against antimicrobial resistance. I have learnt about aspects such as the one health approach in the fight against AMR and about the multi sectorial approach in this fight. I …
Key takeaways from the program. Being a part of this program has helped me realise a lot that I’ve been doing wrong and being an agent of Antimicrobial Resistance in one way or another and also taught me more about AMR and even some topics under AMR that totally knew nothing about. In summary I’ve …
The irrational use of antimicrobials including antibiotics world-wide has led to a global epidemic of antimicrobial resistance. Microbes resistant to some of the most effective antibiotics have emerged. Drug-resistant superbugs cause approximately 700, 000 deaths every year and with the slow rate of discovery of new antimicrobials, we might lose all available antimicrobial medications to …
I would like to first of all convey my sincere thanks to ReAct Africa for offering me such a good learning experience. I have gained skills, knowledge about AMR, its effect, mitigation measures to apply. I have also got to know about the difficulties prescribers go through and now I can report that I am …
This is a phenominone where the antibiotics fail to effectively exact their antimicrobial activities on the microbs they used to effectively work on. It is a silent pandemic associated with increasing rise of superbugs. It immediately started after the discovery of the first antibiotics, penicillin. This global burden is majorly due to the increased misuse …
Enrolling for a 5 months AMLEP program was indeed timely for me. This came in a period when we are in Covid-19 pandemic to equip us with skills and knowledge to address more covid –like situations pandemics either already in existence or to come in the near future. Antimicrobial resistance is a silent Tsunami and …
First, I would like to thank ReAct Africa for the great learning opportunity. I have gained knowledge to understand the magnitude of AMR, its impact, need for immediate action as well as the measures to mitigate and slow down the spread. I have also been enlightened on the challenges the clinical teams face when prescribing …
Summary of AMRLEP. Antibiotic resistance refers to a specific antibiotic not being effective against a certain bacterium. Antibiotic resistant infections can spread to the public through unhygienic practices, contaminated water sources, contact with infected individuals, acquired from hospital and from animals through consumption of contaminated animal products, and their waste. AMR poses a large economic …
Key learnings from the AMRLEP program AMR is as old as drug discovery itself and it is a fast growing pandemic. AMR affects both developed and developing countries thou problems of inadequate supplies outweigh AMR in developing countries. AMR does not only come about as a result of drug misuse but also correct use. There …
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) can be defined as a condition when microbes become insensitive to antibiotic treatment used to treat the infections they cause. AMR is due to modifications that occur within a microbe. These can include decreased uptake of antibiotics, target modifications, antibiotic inactivation or increased efflux of the antibiotic. AMR is caused by poor …
Key takeaways from the AMRLEP program At the start of the course I the word Antimicrobial resistance was just a normal word but with the AMRLEP program I was able to appreciate the relevancy Antimicrobial resistance. I appreciate the fact I was facilitated by the best facilitators that were speaking from an experience point of …
