Research activities to improve the utilization of antibiotics in Africa

Amos Massele; Celda Tiroyakgosi; Matshediso Matome; Abayneh Desta; Arno Muller; Bene D.Anand Paramadhas; Brighid Malone; Gobuiwang Kurusa; Thatayaone Didimalang; Mosana Moyo; Brian Godman

doi:10.1586/14737167.2016.1164040

Research activities to improve the utilization of antibiotics in Africa

Amos Massele, Celda Tiroyakgosi, Matshediso Matome, Abayneh Desta, Arno Muller, Bene D.Anand Paramadhas, Brighid Malone, Gobuiwang Kurusa, Thatayaone Didimalang, Mosana Moyo, Brian Godman^*

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Abstract

There is a need to improve the rational use of antibiotics across continents including Africa. This has resulted in initiatives in Botswana including treatment guidelines and the instigation of Antibiotic Stewardship Programs (ASPs). The next steps involve a greater understanding of current antibiotic utilization and resistance patterns (AMR). This resulted in a 2-day meeting involving key stakeholders principally from Botswana to discuss key issues including AMR rates as well as ASPs in both the public and private sectors. Following this, the findings will be used to plan future studies across Africa including point prevalence studies. The findings will be presented in July 2016 at the next Medicines Utilization Research in Africa meeting will ideally serve as a basis for planning future pertinent interventional studies to enhance the rational use of antibiotics in Botswana and wider.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1586/14737167.2016.1164040
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Africa
Antibiotics
Botswana
MURIA
rational use

UN SDGs

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Research activities to improve the utilization of antibiotics in Africa

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