National Tuberculosis Programme and Senior Paediatricians
This guideline was first developed in 2007 but further updated in 2012 and 2016 to ensure the use of the latest evidence-based international recommendations on childhood TB. The guidelines will fill the gaps in a systematic approach to T
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B in children and will help to achieve an internationally recommended standard of care at all levels of the health system in Myanmar.
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Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine: Year : 2014 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 1 | Page : 1-14
In this edition, the Antimicrobial Resistance chapter discusses the growing, dangerous trend of antimicrobial resistance and the potential catastrophic consequences on global health.
Chapter 1 of Frontier 2017: Emerging Issues of Environmental Concern
Brochure for Patients and General Public
This policy brief identifies and explains the main reasons behind the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) associated with improper use of antibiotics in the livestock sector. Focusing on the low- and middle- income country setting, this brief provides recommendations for a deliberated policy stra
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tegy aimed to prevent healthcare crisis that could happen as a result of AMR.
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Fact sheet -Updated November 2015
Antimicrobial Resistance - What is it?
Fact Sheet
The current trend in AMR in Uganda and globally is rising and calls for immediate action. The 71st UN General Assembly (UNGA), the 68th World Health Assembly, and organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Organization for
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Animal Health (OIE), have agreed on a set of actions that member countries such as Uganda are committed to implement. The Government of Uganda (GoU) has put in place a framework through this National AMR Action Plan to address the threat AMR poses to the welfare of the peoples of Uganda. The Action Plan sets out a coordinated and collaborative One Health approach involving key stakeholders in government and other sectors to confront the threat and shall be coordinated by a Uganda National Antimicrobial Resistance Committee (UNAMRC).
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Take Action on Antimicrobial Resistance. For Farmers
Patient information on treatment with antibiotics. English version. Also available in: Arabic, German, French, Russian, Spanish, Turkish. For other language versions go to: http://www.patienten-information.de/kurzinformationen/arzneimittel-und-impfungen/antibiotika
Patient information on resistance to antibiotics. English version. Also available in: Arabic, French, German, Russian, Turkish, Spanish. For other versions go to: http://www.patienten-information.de/kurzinformationen/arzneimittel-und-impfungen/resistenzen-gegen-antibiotika
Adapted from a fact sheet on TB from the International Council of Nurse’s Global TB/MDR-TB Resource Centre at: http://www.icn.ch/tb/stigma.htm.
Accessed November 2017
Take Action on Antimicrobial Resistance. For Veterinarians and Veterinarian students
This document provides additional guidance for the responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals, and should be read in conjunction with the Recommended International Code of Practice for Control of the Use of Veterinary Drugs CAC/RCP 38-1993. Its objectives are to minimize
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the potential adverse impact on public health resulting from the use of antimicrobial agents in food-producing animals, in particular the development of antimicrobial resistance.
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