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Mapping the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to protect people, animals and the environment in Côte d’Ivoire

Assessment of environmental dissemination of multidrug-resistant bacteria through hospital wastewater and antimicrobial prescription practices in Kinshasa, DRC

A systematic review on the prevalence, risk factors, bacterial profiles, and antibiogram of bovine mastitis in Kenya

Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices on antimicrobial use among professionals within One Health sectors and the public in Lesotho using the COM-B model

What will it take for behavior to change? Findings from a baseline evaluation of an intervention to reduce antimicrobial use among smallholder poultry farmers in Zimbabwe

Baseline assessment of antimicrobial use in broiler farms in Bong and Montserrado Counties, Liberia

Closing the knowledge–practice gap in veterinary antimicrobial stewardship: why competency-based continuing professional development is needed in veterinary systems

Drivers influencing antibiotics use in pediatric wards across five public hospitals in Zanzibar: a WHO multiple point prevalence survey

Challenges to effective chicken vaccination in Tanzania

Effectiveness of serial C-reactive protein point-of-care testing in optimizing antibiotic treatment in neonates and children in Zanzibar: an open-label, individual randomized controlled clinical trial protocol

Antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention in One Health in Africa

Strengthening wastewater management to reduce environmental pollution by antibiotic resistant microbes (ARMs), antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) and antibiotic residues in wastewater from poultry abattoirs in Zimbabwe

Implementation of Infection Prevention and Control bundles using a comprehensive unit-based safety programme across multiple hospitals in Botswana

Strengthening AST capacity in LMICs: lessons from an ILRI-EUCAST-ICARS regional laboratory capacity-building initiative

​​Enhancing infection prevention and rational antibiotic use for neonatal infection in four health facilities the Volta Region, Ghana​

Building Economic Assessment Capacity for One Health AMR Interventions in Africa (BEACOI-Africa)

​​Implementing an antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) in selected public hospitals in Rwanda​

Infection prevention and control and surgical antibiotic prophylaxis stewardship to reduce surgical site infections and optimise antibiotic use during surgeries in regional referral hospitals in Uganda

Antimicrobial Use and Manure Management Practices Among Commercial Chicken Farmers in Selected Regions of Tanzania: Gaps and Strategies for Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance

A behaviour change approach to addressing drug residues in broiler chicken meat and promoting antibiotic stewardship among smallholder and medium scale poultry farmers in Uganda

Strengthening capacity for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Africa

Human–environmental overlap of resistant Enterobacterales: genomic evidence linking coastal waters and community carriage of antimicrobial resistance in a low- and middle-income setting

Serial C-Reactive Protein Point-of-Care testing to optimize antibiotic treatment in hospitalized children with signs of infection in Zanzibar: A feasibility study

Biosecurity practices and their determining factors in commercial layer chickens in selected regions of Tanzania

Antibiotic use and resistance awareness among ruminant and poultry farmers in Tunisia

Integrating Gender and Equity in AMR Strategies: Improving biosecurity in Zimbabwe’s poultry sector

Characterization of Enterobacterales Resistant to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins Isolated from Meat in Tunisia

Study of resistant bacteria at live poultry sales points in the governorate of Sousse

An evaluation of biosecurity practices and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli in small- to medium-scale broiler farms in Zimbabwe

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of veterinary professionals on antimicrobial resistance: A baseline survey in Copperbelt and Lusaka Provinces, Zambia

Factors influencing the frequency, knowledge, attitudes and practices of antibiotic use in commercial layer chicken farms, Tanzania

Antimicrobial Stewardship Impact on Antibiotic Use in Three Tertiary Hospitals in Zambia: A Comparative Point Prevalence Survey

ICARS-supported projects in Africa

Efforts to strengthen antimicrobial stewardship preparedness in anticipation of improved access efforts for novel antibiotics in Kenya

Reducing mastitis incidence and improving antibiotic stewardship in Kenyan smallholder dairy systems

Augmenting core strategies of antimicrobial stewardship to improve Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and management of Surgical Site Infections

Preventing AMR Spread from Wastewater through Urban Agriculture in Cameroon

Rationalising antibiotic use in treatment of bloodstream infections and urinary tract infections in patients treated in healthcare facilities in Malawi

Scoping and strengthening the Antimicrobial Stewardship landscape for novel antibiotics in Kenya

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on AMR among small scale broiler farmers in Copperbelt Province, Zambia

Frequently used antimicrobials in Tanzania’s commercial Poultry Production

Fecal carriage and antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and Enterococcus faecalis. in day-old chicks imported into Benin

Therapeutic alternatives to the use of antibiotics in chicken farming

Defending our health: Unravelling antimicrobial resistance

Who is worst affected by antimicrobial resistance? Urgency for supporting research on gender and equity dimensions of antimicrobial resistance

Putting gender upfront in One Health AMR research and implementation strategies

Identifying challenges with antibiotic use in surgical services and implementing evidence-based interventions

Promoting gender equality in AMR research to tackle antimicrobial resistance

Promoting rational use of antibiotics for common infectious conditions, in primary care and community settings in Zimbabwe

Mitigating the spread of antimicrobials and resistant microbes through treatment of manure

Strengthening biosecurity practices in the poultry value-chain in Zimbabwe, to reduce the use of antibiotics

Interventions to control the dynamics of antimicrobial resistance from chickens through the environment

Combating antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use in Zambian poultry

Africa Report

A One Health AMR approach in Zambia

Implementation of a One Health AMR surveillance system in Uganda, Malawi and Kenya

Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative delivering AMR School Clubs in Tanzania

Reducing the import of antimicrobial resistance into Benin through day-old chicks and hatching eggs

Zanzibar Antibiotic Treatment Of Childhood Infections To Improve Health Outcomes (ZAN-TOTO)

Mitigating the spread of antimicrobials and resistant microbes through treatment of manure

Optimising vaccination and biosecurity regimes to enhance the fight against antimicrobial resistance in commercial poultry production in Tanzania

Combating antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial residues in the Zambian poultry sector

Improving the management of urinary tract infections in women using innovative community engagement approaches

Establishing a Center of Excellence for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

Optimisation of antimicrobial use in BSIs and UTIs in various health sector settings in Zambia

Removal of AMR genes and bacteria from wastewater using modular advanced treatment solutions (HOTMATS)

Interventions to control the dynamics of antimicrobial resistance from chickens through the environment (ENVIRE)

Combating antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial residues in the Zambian poultry sector

Mitigating the spread of antimicrobials and resistant microbes through treatment of manure

Optimising vaccination and biosecurity regimes to enhance fight against AMR in commercial poultry production

Supporting National Action Plans on AMR in Africa through contextualised tools for implementation research