The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Fleming Fund regional grantee, presented on the SEQAFRICA project at the symposium ‘Beyond COVID-19: Pathogen Genomics and Bioinformatics for Health Security in Africa’, hosted at the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Going into battle: future of pathogen genomics and bioinformatics in Africa AMR
Date: 23/05/2023
News
UK Secretary of State visits PNG’s Fleming Fund antimicrobial resistance data surveillance project
Date: 17/05/2023
The Fleming Fund Country Grant in Papua New Guinea (PNG), led by Burnet Institute in Australia was the focus of a recent visit to Port Moresby by the UK Foreign Secretary, Rt. Hon. James Cleverly.
As part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 in November last year, Head of the Fleming Fund’s Expert Advisory Group Dr Catriona Waddington joined an esteemed panel of speakers from the AMR community at the symposium, ‘The rising tide of antimicrobial resistance – a high price to pay’ hosted by Ineos Oxford Institute, Oxford Martin School.
Programme Update
Cutting-edge Fleming Fund data surveillance equipment to target AMR in Bhutan
Date: 23/01/2023
In partnership with the Fleming Fund, the Royal Government of Bhutan’s Ministry of Health (MoH) has renovated three antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance sites with advanced laboratory equipment to support the country’s health system.
Stories
The Fleming Fund programme receives global award for improving responsible antimicrobial drug use in Pakistan
Date: 24/11/2022
The UK government's Fleming Fund project in Pakistan, led by grantee DAI and managed by Mott MacDonald, won the global antimicrobial stewardship prize from the AMR Industry Alliance for bringing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness to the forefront of clinical care.
The Quadripartite’s One Health Joint Plan of Action promotes an interdisciplinary approach to tackling global health threats.
Studies & Reports
New data visualisation tool launched by Global Research on AMR project provides new insights into AMR globally
Date: 22/11/2022
Insights into the country level AMR burden data available for first time.
Studies & Reports
MAAP warns Africa ‘flying blind’ from stark findings of incomplete AMR data
Date: 18/11/2022
A new report is calling for a drastic increase in AMR data across the continent.
Since 2019, Fleming Fund grantee, International Vaccine Institute (IVI), has led the CAPTURA consortium to expand the volume of historical data for antimicrobial resistance (AMR), consumption (AMC), and use (AMU) across 12 countries in South and Southeast Asia.
Programme Update
CPA to launch the 'prescribing companion' app across Africa and Asia
Date: 21/11/2022
The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) is excited to announce that the Prescribing Companion will be launching on 30 November 2022…