Fleming Fund - Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship Scheme
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Description
A partnership programme to improve antimicrobial stewardship across Zambia, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria. The partnerships leverage the expertise of UK health institutions and technical experts to strengthen the capacity of the national health workforce and institutions to address predefined antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenges.
The project aims to 1. Develop partnerships between NHS Trusts (hospitals) and clinics/hospitals in low- and middle-income commonwealth countries. 2. Share UK expertise abroad as well as bring skills and knowledge back to NHS Trusts. 3. Create focused partnerships on the theme of AMR, that includes activity on; Antimicrobial stewardship, including surveillance (AMS); Infection prevention control and Antimicrobial pharmacy expertise and capacity; and 4. More generally improve the knowledge, skills and empowerment of healthcare professionals and pharmacists in partner institutions. Improving the healthcare workforce to ultimately contribute to a strengthened health system.
Projects funded through the Fleming Fund will benefit people in low- and middle-income countries, where the burden of drug resistant infection is greater
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