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ProjectStrengthening Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance and Response in Zimbabwe: a Coordinated One Health Approach - GCP/ZIM/031/UK 2025
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No results found.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global challenge, undermining the effectiveness of treatments for infectious diseases in both humans and animals. In Zimbabwe, the misuse of antibiotics in human medicine, agriculture and animal husbandry has accelerated the development of resistant bacteria, exacerbated by weak surveillance systems, limited laboratory capacity and insufficient regulatory frameworks. The agricultural sector, particularly poultry and cattle farming, relies heavily on antibiotics, increasing the risk of AMR transmission through the food chain. Environmental contamination, resulting from inadequate waste management, further compounds the problem. Addressing AMR requires a coordinated approach that integrates human, animal and environmental health efforts. This project was designed to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage AMR by improving surveillance, governance and laboratory infrastructure. It sought to establish a coordinated governance framework, enhance laboratory capabilities for bacterial culture, identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), and develop a robust surveillance system for reliable AMR data collection and reporting. -
ProjectStrengthening Institutional Capacity in Surveillance and Monitoring of Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use in the Animal Health Sector - TCP/IND/3803 2024
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No results found.Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been globally recognized as an emerging public-health threat. Every year AMR kills an estimated 700 000 people worldwide, most of these in developing countries. It is estimated that by 2050 if not addressed, this number may rise to 10 million, having severe adverse effects on the global economy. In addition, global demand for meat has increased by more than 60 percent in the past decade. Thus, protecting the food chain from resistant pathogens contamination will be expensive if no measures are taken to reduce the usage of antimicrobials, specifically antibiotics in animal production. India developed its National Strategic Action Plan (NAP) for AMR through an extensive consultative process and in the true spirit of a One Health approach, providing equal representation of human health, animal health and environmental sectors in its implementation. The NAP articulates the need to initiate laboratory-based surveillance to understand the magnitude and dynamics of AMR and antimicrobial use (AMU) in various sectors. -
ProjectSupporting Global Efforts to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Using a One Health Approach - GCP/GLO/710/UK 2023
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No results found.The availability and use of antimicrobial drugs in terrestrial and aquatic animals and in plant production is essential for both health and productivity and contributes to food security, food safety and animal welfare, and in turn, the protection of livelihoods and sustainability of food production systems. However, there are growing global concerns about resistance to antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, and that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will reverse these benefits. Developing countries are expected to bear the greatest burden of this problem. In this context, it is critical that countries’ food and agriculture sectors are equipped to address AMR and ensure that antimicrobials are regulated and used in a responsible manner. To this end, the project aimed to support the engagement of the food and agriculture sectors in selected countries in the development and implementation of National Action Plans (NAP) on AMR, focusing on several key factors such as regulatory platforms, legislation, and capacity to collect data on antimicrobial use (AMU), among others.
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