Tackling antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities for implementing the new people-centered WHO guidelines.
Adriano Focus LubangaAkim Nelson BwanaliFrank KambiriGracian HarawaSteward MudendaSamuel L MpinganjiraNathan SinganoTumaini MakoleThandizo KapatsaMapeesho KamayaniStuart SsebibubbuPublished in: Expert review of anti-infective therapy (2024)
The people-centered approach provides a solid framework for combating antimicrobial resistance. Countries should build sustainable national action plans, adopt the One Health approach, limit over-the-counter antibiotic consumption, and educate communities on rational antibiotic use. They should also promote inter-country collaborations and innovative solutions, strengthen drug regulatory capacities, invest in infection control, water sanitation, hygiene, diagnostics, and surveillance tools, and promote vaccine uptake to prevent drug-resistant infections.
Keyphrases
- antimicrobial resistance
- drug resistant
- public health
- multidrug resistant
- acinetobacter baumannii
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- drinking water
- mental health
- transcription factor
- clinical practice
- emergency department
- adverse drug
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- drug induced
- social media
- risk assessment
- health promotion
- oral health
- electronic health record