Category WAAW

WAAW

World AMR Awereness Week 2023

WORLD AMR AWARENES WEEK – 2023 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or…

World AMR Awareness Week 2022

World AMR Awareness Week Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is among the top ten threats facing humanity and human activities are the major drivers of this process. The quadripartite – the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

30 DAYS OF ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP IN RWANDA

Background Antimicrobial resistance, (AMR) which includes antibiotic resistance, is not a commonly crossed topic  in Rwanda, despite being a crucial topic which concerns keeping antibiotics working whenever needed.  Together with the University of Manchester, we organized the 30 Days of…