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The WAAW 2024 campaign
Today marks the start of the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW), an annual initiative led by WHO bringing attention to AMR and promoting best practices worldwide. This year’s campaign emphasises the importance of education and taking concrete actions to tackle this critical healthcare challenge.
Shaping Africa’s fight against antimicrobial resistance: insights from Prof. Shaheen Mehtar
Meet Shaheen Mehtar, professor of Infection Prevention and Control in South Africa. As a founding member of the Infection Control Africa Network, she has played a pivotal role in shaping infection control practices across the continent. In this interview, Prof. Mehtar discusses her work with the Global Point Prevalence Survey, the successes and challenges of implementing antimicrobial stewardship programs, and her hopes for improving IPC efforts in both hospital and outpatient settings.
A perspective on AMR by IPC specialist Dr. Biljana Carevic
Dr. Biljana Carevic, a pioneering hospital epidemiologist, has dedicated her career to infection control and antibiotic stewardship. In this interview, Biljana discusses her work, the challenges of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Serbia versus Norway, and her ongoing efforts with the Global Point Prevalence Survey.
Local actions around the world
Countries participating or enrolled in the Global-PPS
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Global-PPS is a partner in drive-AMS
drive-AMS is an initiative for a data-driven implementation of a step-wise behavioural change approach and expert consultancy for a more appropriate use of antimicrobials. The project supports an effective implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) interventions in European healthcare facilities through a powerful synergy between Radboudumc and the University of Antwerp’s Global-PPS.