Community exposure assessment to anti-microbial resistance (AMR); case study of Malawi

Taonga  Mwapasa; Madalitso  Mphasa; Derek  Cocker; Nicholas  Feasey; Tracy Morse

Community exposure assessment to anti-microbial resistance (AMR); case study of Malawi

Taonga Mwapasa, Madalitso Mphasa, Derek Cocker, Nicholas Feasey, Tracy Morse

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Abstract

Anti-microbial resistance is currently one of the greatest global health threat (CDC, 2020, WHO, 2020). Efforts have previously focused on the healthcare sector through antibiotic stewardship and surveillance (Cueni, 2020). Poor water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices and infrastructure contribute to the transmission of resistant bacteria (Iskandar et al., 2020). Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Malawi have pre-existing WASH challenges, which increase the risk of population exposure to AMR (Cassivi et al., 2020). There is an existing knowledge gap regarding the
prevalence of AMR in the wider community environment (Ahammad et al., 2018).

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 4 Oct 2021
Event	UNC Water and Health : Where policy meets Practice - Virtual Duration: 4 Oct 2021 → 8 Oct 2021

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Conference	UNC Water and Health
Period	4/10/21 → 8/10/21

Keywords

antimicrobial resistance
global health
sanitation and hygiene

UN SDGs

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Community exposure assessment to anti-microbial resistance (AMR); case study of Malawi

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Drivers of Resistance in Uganda and Malawi: The DRUM Consortium

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Community exposure assessment to anti-microbial resistance (AMR); case study of Malawi

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