E-DRUG: Combating AMR with strong coalitions: Implementation experiences at national and regional levels
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Dear e-Drug members,
In its 2015 Global Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the World
Health Organization called on member states to 'promote and support
establishment of multisectoral (one-health) coalitions to address AMR at
local or national level, and participation in such coalitions at regional
and global levels.'
The work in coalition building carried out by local stakeholders in Zambia,
Ethiopia, and Namibia and at the regional level through the Ecumenical
Pharmaceutical Network, which was supported by the USAID-funded Systems for
Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program (2011-2018)
and its predecessor programs, has recently been published in the
peer-reviewed journal *Global Public Health.*
The paper, titled 'Multidisciplinary and multisectoral coalitions as
catalysts for action against antimicrobial resistance: Implementation
experiences at national and regional levels', can be accessed at:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2018.1449230.
SIAPS also published a practical guide to building coalitions for
containing AMR. The guide describes the approach used by SIAPS in building
local coalitions and provides national and regional examples along with
practical tools and templates.
Please feel free to share this guide with your colleagues or anyone who
might benefit from it:
Best regards,
Timothe Chevaux
Communications Associate
Pharmaceuticals & Health Technologies
Management Sciences for Health
US-VA-Arlington-All United States
Direct: 703-310-3434
E-mail: tchevaux@msh.org