Online Media Workshop ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) IN AFRICA: A GROWING SCOURGE

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) -- particularly antibiotic resistance -- is a global public health threat known to impact healthcare, food safety, nutrition security, livelihood and attainment of several Sustainable Development Goals. It is accelerated by the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials in human health, animal health, food-animal production and crops, and poor management of waste, leading to a growing resistance to common infections. Many countries in Africa and Asia, including Zimbabwe and India, are faced with this threat and are actively working to contain it.

To address this issue, Zimbabwe has launched its One Health Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan 2017-2021. The plan has identified the need for generating awareness and education on this subject as one of its strategic objectives. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), one of South Asia's leading environmental think tanks, is working closely with the Government of Zimbabwe and various stakeholders to support the implementation of this plan.

CSE, in association with the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) of Zimbabwe and the National Association of Freelance Journalists (NAFJ) of Zimbabwe, is organising this briefing workshop for journalists working in Zimbabwe. The aim is to bring them up to date on all the key issues with respect to this subject.

What will the Workshop focus on:

• Overviews of the AMR crisis and the global and pan-African responses to it
• Reporting and media perceptions on AMR
• AMR containment in Zimbabwe

Some essential information about the workshop:

• The Workshop is only open to journalists from Zimbabwe.
• The platform on which the Workshop will be conducted is Zoom.
• Seats are limited and will be filled in on a first come-first served basis. Interested

journalists are advised to register immediately.

• Final selection of participants will be done by the organisers.
• All registered and attending journalists will be reimbursed a standard compensation in US dollars for purchase of internet bundles/airtime to be used to attend this Workshop.

 

For more details:

• Sukanya Nair
  CSE (India)
  sukanya.nair@cseindia.org
  
  
• Dr Tapiwanashe Kujinga
  Zimbabwe AMR Core Group
  tapiwanashek@gmail.com
  
  
• To know about CSE's work on AMR