E-DRUG: A New Study on Antimicrobial Use in 13 Hospitals in Uganda
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Hello E-Druggers,
I am writing to share with you antimicrobial use in 13 hospitals in Uganda,
revealing sex-based differences and more interesting and insightful
findings.
The paper is published in MDPI Antibiotics special issue on Antimicrobial
Prescribing and Stewardship and attempts to bridge a critical gap in data
on the use and consumption of antibiotics in Uganda. Surveillance data can
guide effective antimicrobial stewardship interventions in combating
antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the country. With the spread of AMR
becoming an increasingly urgent threat, the highest rate of AMR-related
deaths being in Sub-Saharan Africa, it is a crucial contribution to
antimicrobial stewardship knowledge and practice.
The study, conducted by technical experts from USAID MTaPS, University of
Washington, Makerere University, Department of Pharmaceuticals and Natural
Medicines at Uganda Ministry of Health, and Overseas Strategic Consulting,
assesses the sex-disaggregated differences in antibiotic use among males
and females using the WHO Point Prevalence Survey methodology and will
inform more targeted stewardship interventions:
https://www.mtapsprogram.org/news-blog/a-new-study-on-antimicrobial-use-in-uganda/
Thank you,
Refiloe Mabejane (On behalf of USAID MTaPS)
Refiloe Mabejane
Communications Officer, USAID
Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program
Management Sciences for Health
US-VA-Arlington-All United States
E-mail: rmabejane@msh.org