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Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future 

Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future 

Africa unites to address antimicrobial resistance in Africa and…
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Congo hosts Africa’s first simulation exercise on antimicrobial resistance surveillance

Congo hosts Africa’s first simulation exercise on antimicrobial resistance surveillance

Brazzaville—Health officials from the Republic of the Congo and World…
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Dr Aurélie Mambu: Strengthening the Fight Against AMR to Save Lives

Dr Aurélie Mambu: Strengthening the Fight Against AMR to Save Lives

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing health…
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Dr Bassoum: A Fight to Preserve the Effectiveness of Antibiotics in Africa

Dr Oumar Bassoum: A fight to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics in Africa

Dakar – As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) silently threatens global…
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Turning devastating health ordeal into life-saving campaign

Turning devastating health ordeal into life-saving campaign

“I was scared and terrified because I was still very young when I…
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WHO supports researchers turn AMR evidence into action in Ghana

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the world’s gravest health…
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Ethiopia reviews progress in national antimicrobial resistance surveillance system

Ethiopia reviews progress in national antimicrobial resistance surveillance system

From May 2 to 3, 2025, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)…
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Antimicrobial Resistance awareness raising for students and staff of at major allied health universities in Sierra Leone

Freetown, Sierra Leone – March 14, 2025 – In a bid to strengthen…
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Ethiopia Intensifies Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance Amid Global Crisis

Ethiopia Intensifies Battle Against Antimicrobial Resistance Amid Global Crisis

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), a silent yet devastating global…
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Dr Oladele applies Lugol’s iodine on a smear at the microbiology laboratory in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals.

Addressing the challenges of antimicrobial resistance in Africa

Brazzaville – Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top…
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