[HTML][HTML] Prevention of antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: What has worked? What still needs to be done?

P Moyo, E Moyo, D Mangoya, M Mhango… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics help in preventing and treating infections and increasing life expectancy globally.
Globally, many people's lives are being threatened by the emergence of antimicrobial …

National action to combat AMR: a One-Health approach to assess policy priorities in action plans

A Ogyu, O Chan, J Littmann, HH Pang, X Lining… - BMJ Global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Little is known about the overall trend and prioritisations of past and current antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) policies. Here we introduce a quantitative method to analyse AMR …

Strategies to improve antimicrobial utilization with a special focus on developing countries

B Godman, A Egwuenu, M Haque, OO Malande… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a high priority across countries as it increases morbidity,
mortality and costs. Concerns with AMR have resulted in multiple initiatives internationally …

Empowering low-and middle-income countries to combat AMR by minimal use of antibiotics: A way forward

M Kanan, M Ramadan, H Haif, B Abdullah, J Mubarak… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic overuse poses a critical global health concern, especially in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs) where access to quality healthcare and effective regulatory …

Antimicrobial stewardship interventions to combat antibiotic resistance: an update on targeted strategies

KA Cole, KR Rivard, LE Dumkow - Current infectious disease reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Overutilization of antimicrobials is a known contributor to the
development of antimicrobial resistance, which is a threat to global health. The goal of …

[HTML][HTML] Global Antimicrobial Stewardship with a Focus on Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A position statement for the international society for infectious diseases

J Pierce, A Apisarnthanarak, N Schellack… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health crisis. Antimicrobial Stewardship involves
adopting systematic measures to optimize antimicrobial use, decrease unnecessary …

A review of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance: strengths and weaknesses

A Willemsen, S Reid, Y Assefa - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization developed the Global Action Plan on
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a priority because of the increasing threat posed to …

Setting the standard: multidisciplinary hallmarks for structural, equitable and tracked antibiotic policy

C Kirchhelle, P Atkinson, A Broom… - BMJ Global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
There is increasing concern globally about the enormity of the threats posed by antimicrobial
resistance (AMR) to human, animal, plant and environmental health. A proliferation of …

[PDF][PDF] Turning plans into action for antimicrobial resistance (AMR): working paper 2.0: implementation and coordination

World Health Organization - 2019 - apps.who.int
Executive summary Since the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was
adopted in 2015, more than half the world's countries have developed their own national …

Antimicrobial resistance and its drivers—a review

M Irfan, A Almotiri, ZA AlZeyadi - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical issue in health care in terms of mortality, quality of
services, and financial damage. In the battle against AMR, it is crucial to recognize the …