By MKT Correspondent
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has established a County Antimicrobial Stewardship Inter Agency Committee (CASIC) to implement a two-year project on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in collaboration with Uasin Gishu County.
The committee, led by the County Commissioner, Department of Health Services, veterinary services, and learning institutions, aims to strengthen the capacities of four East African countries, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia, to prevent and respond to the growing scourge of AMR.
The project’s objectives include community engagement, capacity building, and effective monitoring and evaluation systems.
The committee’s inception meeting in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, highlighted the need for collaboration among key stakeholders and partners to achieve the project’s goals.
The project’s key objectives include governance and coordination through national and county AMR steering groups, knowledge and evidence through surveillance and research, improving awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education, and training, reducing infection incidence through effective sanitation, hygiene, and infection prevention and control measures, and developing an economic case study for sustainable investment.
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