Community of Practice - professional

The Ministry of Health National Technical Working Committee (TWC) on Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS), Optimum access and use (ASO) established a Community of Practice (COP) on AMS. This COP is a platform for knowledge exchange, sharing opportunities, and co-learning in Uganda and beyond. Membership to this platform is open to any individual with an interest in AMS and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) including health practitioners, researchers, implementers, policy makers, academics and the general community. This platform is geared towards improving AMS which is in line with the Uganda AMR National Action Plan. Currently, the COP has over 400 members.

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To join this COP, you may follow this link antimicrobial-stewardship-optimum-access-and-use-in-uganda. In case of any inquiries, you can get in touch with the group administrators Zubeda Bojo (xubeda.b@gmail.com) and Grace Biyinzika Lubega (gracelubega45@gmail.com).

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This COP is supported by a project titled “Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship in Wakiso district” that is being implemented by Makerere University in partnership with Nottingham Trent University (UK), Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Health Care Trust (UK), Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, and the Ministry of Health. This project is funded by the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship Scheme (CwPAMS), an initiative of Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) and Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) under the Fleming Fund of the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

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Community of Practice - students

We also have a Facebook-based COP especially for students of all disciplines who may have an interest in AMR. Please contact Grace Biyinzika Lubega (gracelubega45@gmail.com) for details.