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WHO Ethiopia hosts a high-level summit on appropriate use of antimicrobials in Africa

WHO Ethiopia hosts a high-level summit on appropriate use of antimicrobials in Africa

Representatives from 12 countries in Africa are convened in Addis…
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Ministry of Health and Child Care, Chief Director Public Health. Munyaradzi Dobbie (left) and some of the scientists who received on-the-job training in MALDI-TOF MS technology

Brand-new, cutting-edge technology deployed by Zimbabwe to enhance diagnostic tests aiming at combating the growing burden of antibiotic resistance

By Dr Tapfumaneyi Mashe Harare, Zimbabwe - Over reliance on…
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Masvingo Provincial Hospital Microbiology Laboratory

The UK’s Fleming Fund supports strengthening of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Zimbabwe

By Tatenda Chimbwanda   Masvingo, Zimbabwe – Antimicrobial…
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Ethiopia commemorates World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, launches Sector-Specific Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment

Ethiopia commemorates World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, launches Sector-Specific Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment

Ethiopia is commemorating the 2022 World Antimicrobial Awareness Week…
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Monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends to save lives

Monitoring antimicrobial resistance trends to save lives

Kinshasa – Nathalie* looked upon her convalescent baby, hope slowly…
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Guarding against antimicrobial resistance in Liberia

Guarding against antimicrobial resistance in Liberia

Monrovia – Soon after her emergency caesarean section procedure in…
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WHONET Training

Zimbabwe builds the capacity to manage antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance data

By Vivian Mugarisi Mutare, Zimbabwe - Surveillance is a vital tool…
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14 costing coordinators from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water & Rural Development and the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry

Zimbabwe builds the capacity to cost and implement its new National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance (2023-2027)

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe – National Action Plans (…
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National Microbiology Reference Laboratory Scientists processing Tricycle samples on Vitek 2 machine

High level of resistant bacteria circulating in the environment, food chain and community: A call to strengthen One Health Surveillance on antimicrobial resistance in Zimbabwe

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe - Antimicrobial…
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Increasing momentum to address Antimicrobial Resistance in Zimbabwe: Commitment of the government and the UN Country Team

Harare, Zimbabwe – The first global assessment of the burden of…
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