Sri Lanka: Professional Fellowship
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Fellows Selected
Workplan Development Workshop
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The Professional Fellowship scheme aims to support the professional development of key practitioners in Fleming Fund countries, in both human health and animal health sectors, who play an important role in implementing AMR and AMU surveillance. The scheme will provide training, coaching and mentoring to improve fellows' skills and leadership capacity in gathering quality AMR diagnostic data, AMR and AMU data collection and management, analysis and use of surveillance results.
The University of Hong Kong
8
Sep 2019 - Aug 2021
£720,000
Beneficiary Institutions & Fellowships:
AMR Health Informatics Fellowship – Human Health at AMR Unit, Ministry of Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
- To strengthen capability on data management and analysis of antimicrobial resistance
- To develop leadership in AMR health informatics and contribute to sound evidence-based advice on AMR policy and programme development in the human health sector, within a One Health framework
AMR Laboratory Fellowship – Human Health at Medical Research Institute, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
- To train the fellow in laboratory diagnosis, data recording and interpretation, and laboratory systems which are appropriate to the AMR surveillance system in Sri Lanka
- To train and support the fellow in the maintenance and use of bio-repositories in reference and surveillance laboratories
- To train the fellow in improved quality control in the laboratory, including supporting training and mentoring activities for others in the surveillance system
AMR Surveillance Fellowship – Human Health at AMR Unit, Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
- To provide training which strengthens epidemiology-related capabilities and competencies in AMR surveillance
- To support the fellow to make better use of AMR surveillance evidence to inform policies or actions to reduce AMR in Sri Lanka
- To contribute to the sustainability of AMR surveillance in Sri Lanka by developing training expertise and contributing to training programmes
AMR Laboratory Fellowship – Animal Health at Veterinary Research Institute
- To train the fellow in laboratory diagnosis, data recording and interpretation, and laboratory systems which are appropriate to the AMR surveillance system in Sri Lanka
- To train and support the fellow in the maintenance and use of bio-repositories in reference and surveillance laboratories
- To train the fellows in improved quality control in the laboratory, including supporting training and mentoring activities for others in the surveillance system
AMR Surveillance Fellowship – Animal Health at : Veterinary Research Institute
- To provide training which strengthens epidemiology-related capabilities and competencies in AMR surveillance in VRI
- To support the fellow to make better use of scientifically robust AMR surveillance evidence to inform policies or actions to reduce AMR in Sri Lanka
- To contribute to the sustainability of AMR surveillance in Sri Lanka by developing training expertise and contributing to training programmes
AMC Surveillance Fellowship – Animal Health at Veterinary Drug Control Authority
- To provide training that will strengthen the fellow’s ability to support AMC surveillance conducted by VDCA for animal health sector and produce evidence of AMC practices
- To provide training that will strengthen the fellow’s ability to improve the accuracy and completeness of AMC data reported by Sri Lanka to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
- To contribute to the sustainability of AMC surveillance in Sri Lanka by training expertise and implementing training programmes
AMU Surveillance Fellowship – Animal Health at Veterinary Investigation Centre Wariyapola
- To provide training that will strengthen the fellow’s ability to support AMU surveillance conducted by VIC Wariyapola for selected poultry production systems and produce evidence of AMU practices
- To provide training that will strengthen the fellow’s ability to improve the accuracy and completeness of AMC/AMU data reported by Sri Lanka to the World Organisation for Animal Health – in the context of how to compliment AMC surveillance implemented by VDCA
- To contribute to the sustainability of AMU surveillance in Sri Lanka by training expertise and implementing training programmes
AMU/C Surveillance Fellowship – Aquaculture at National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency
- To provide training that will strengthen the fellow’s ability to support AMU/AMC surveillance by NARA for shrimp production systems and produce evidence of AMU practices
- To provide training that will strengthen the fellow’s ability to improve the accuracy and completeness of AMC data reported by Sri Lanka to the World Organisation for Animal Health
- To contribute to the sustainability of AMU surveillance in Sri Lanka by training expertise and implementing training programmes
Other grants
Fellowship › Nigeria