About
Dr. Mabel J. Ortiz De Leo is a medical doctor with previous experience in clinical medicine, infectious diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, and the One Health approach. She has previously worked in researching and implementing public health campaigns in Sexual and Reproductive Health, focusing on HIV testing and monitoring. She holds a master’s degree as a Chevening Scholar in Antimicrobial Resistance from the University of Sheffield, in which she focused her research on antimicrobial stewardship and heteroresistance patterns of fungi in immunocompromised patients. Mabel has been trained in science communication and knowledge mobilization, which have led her to work as a consultant on this topic internationally. She is a strong advocate for the One Health approach which led her to develop a project to teach and engage young audiences in the One Health spectrum called One Health Action!
Projects connected to Mabel De Leo
- Optimising use of antibiotics for Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis (SAP)
- Reducing antimicrobial use through improved provision of colostrum and use of vaccines in weaning pigs in Colombia
- Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance in Colombia via diagnostic uptake in pig farming
- Promoting rational use of antibiotics for common infectious conditions, in primary care and community settings in Zimbabwe
- Implementing Good Pharmacy Practices to improve appropriate management and dispensing of antimicrobials in private pharmacies in Lao PDR
- FARM interventions to control Antimicrobial Resistance (FARM-CARE)
- Decreasing CRE transmission between hospitals, communities & domesticated animals (I-CRECT)
- Developing a multimodal strategy to decrease and/or limit the dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) in public healthcare institutions in Colombia
- Rationalising antibiotic use in treatment of bloodstream infections and urinary tract infections in patients treated in healthcare facilities in Malawi