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
Details
Resource type: Project summary
Date: 13. March 2025
Author: ICARS
Region: Africa
Sector: One Health
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