ICARS-supported projects in Africa

This document compiles all ICARS-supported projects in Africa as of March 2025:

Contents

Benin

• Reducing antimicrobial resistance import via chicks and eggs – Page 1

Cameroon

• Preventing AMR Spread via wastewater – Page 3

Ghana

• Removing AMR genes and bacteria via wastewater treatment – Page 5
• Challenges in surgical antibiotic use and interventions – Page 7

Kenya

• Strengthening antimicrobial stewardship for new antibiotics – Page 9
• Enhancing stewardship to improve surgical antibiotic use and infections – Page 11
• Reducing mastitis and improving antibiotic stewardship in Kenyan dairy systems – Page 13

Malawi

• Rationalizing antibiotic use for bloodstream and urinary infections – Page 15

Tanzania

• Optimizing vaccination and biosecurity to address AMR in poultry production – Page 17
• Mitigating antimicrobial spread through manure treatment – Page 19

Tunisia

• Controlling AMR dynamics from chickens through the environment – Page 21
• Constructed wetlands to mitigate antimicrobial resistance in reclaimed water for irrigation – Page 23

Zambia

• Optimizing antimicrobial use for BSIs and UTIs in Zambia’s health sector – Page 25
• Addressing AMR and residues in Zambia’s poultry sector – Page 27

Zanzibar

• Zanzibar Antibiotic Treatment for Childhood Infections to Improve Health (ZANTOTO) – Page 29

Zimbabwe

• Strengthening biosecurity in Zimbabwe’s poultry value-chain to reduce antibiotic use – Page 31

Multi-country

• Responsive Dialogues – Pages 33 and 35
• TANDEM-ABX – Page 37
• Drive-AMS LMICs – Page 39
• Establishing a Center of Excellence for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing – Page 41
• Supporting National AMR Action Plans in Africa with contextualized implementation tools – Page 43