Course: Diagnostics for AMR: Building Back Better from the COVID-19 Pandemic

This step shows examples of continuing professional development (CPD) courses available to learners. CPD courses can form the foundation for a culture of continuous learning in the AMR workforce and …

This step addresses quality assurance for laboratory and point-of-care testing in building laboratory capacity for the AMR response. An AMR laboratory score card has been developed as a tool to …

What are some of the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic and how can we leverage them to build stronger AMR programmes? Hear from our faculty from around the world: …

Congratulations! You have completed Week 2. In this video Dr. Noah Fongwen recaps on what you have learnt in Week 2.

The 2021 WHO GLASS reports shows that the proportion of patients with genital infections caused by resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae are extremely high for ciprofloxacin. There are intermediate rates of resistance …

In the next steps, Dr. Noah Fongwen provides information on common clinical syndromes affected by AMR – urinary tract infections, gastrointestinal infections, respiratory infections, and sexually transmitted infections with a …

In this video Dr V. Ramasubramanian from Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India, presents the case of a woman with a history of partially treated TB presenting to hospital in India with …

In 2014, the UK Prime Minister asked economist Jim O’Neill to analyse the global problem of rising drug resistance and propose concrete actions to tackle it internationally. In this step, …

In this video, Professor Peeling reviews the global initiatives for AMR since 2013, when WHO issued a call to action with the slogan, “No action today, no cure tomorrow.”

In this week, you have learnt that: AMR remains a political and public health priority, but challenges remain, including globally harmonised targets to monitor progress, collaboration between sectors, and sustained …

Fever and respiratory infections are amongst the most common reasons why people seek care. In this step, Professor Peeling discusses the types of tests used for the laboratory diagnosis of …

In this video Dr. Fongwen continues reporting on common clinical syndromes affected by AMR – gastrointestinal infections.

Congratulations! You have completed the 3 week course on Diagnostics for AMR: Building Back Better from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Professor Rosanna Peeling and Dr. Noah Fongwen provide a recap and …

Hear from the experts on laboratory strengthening, One health approaches, prevention and testing as complimentary approaches for epidemic preparedness and AMR programmes.

The Global Point Prevalence Survey of Antimicrobial Consumption and Resistance (Global-PPS) offers a simple, freely available web-based tool to measure and monitor antimicrobial prescribing and resistance in hospitals worldwide. The …