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An#bio#c Resistance & Conservancy in Africa:

Implementa#on in Malawi/ Mozambique

Dr Tomas Zimba ISCISA Email: zimba4@gmail.com

Overview

• Phase 1: Situa?onal Analysis
• Phase 2: Curriculum Development
• Phase 3: Human Capital Development
• Gender
• Relevance to Local, Na?onal and Regional Needs
• Success Stories

Phase 1: Situa#onal Analysis: Implementa#on

• In 2011, Mozambican Ministry of Health signed the New Dehli call to

ac?on on preserving the power of an?bio?cs at the 1st Global Forum

• n Bacterial Infec?ons
• In 2012, GARP- Mozambique was created and its inaugural mee?ng

took place in the presence of representa?ve from GARP- South Africa and GARP- Kenya

• A workplan of four ac?vi?es was design: 1) develop a situa?on

analysis, 2) review relevant research on AMR, 3) propose new research projects to generate on AMR, and 4) recommend policies for ra?onal use of an?bio?cs and for preven?ng the emergence of an?bio?c resistance

Phase 1: Situa#onal Analysis: Implementa#on

• In 2014, the NORHED Project was launched with stakeholders (including

GARP-Mozambique) in Mozambique, a\ended by the Ministries of Health and Educa?on in Maputo

• In 2015, GARP- Mozambique launched its Situa?on Analysis and

Recommenda?ons on An?bio?c Use and Resistance in Mozambique, a v a i l a b l e o n h \ p : / / w w w . c d d e p . o r g / p u b l i c a ? o n s / garp_mozambique_situa?on_analysis

• In 2015, NORHED Project workshop on Na?onal AMR Research Priority

Seang Agendas for Mozambique to guide evidence-based research and inform policy and best prac?ces, a\ended by the Ministry of Health and GARP-Mozambique

Phase 1: Situa#onal Analysis: Implementa#on

• In 2016 AMR focal points for animal and human health were

appointed

• Currently, the Na?onal AMR Plan is on its elabora?on and the MoH is

the leader

• AMR consultant for Na?onal Plan elabora?on has been hired to help the

country GARP

• Two workshops were held with stakeholder for the elabora?on on the AMR

Na?onal Plan

• Last and final workshop to take place before November to finalize the drad of

the AMR Na?onal Plan

Phase 1: Situa#onal Analysis: Implementa#on

Phase 1: Situa#onal Analysis: Successes & Challenges

Successes

• AMR is in list of Mozambican

Government

• Already exis?ng working group on

AMR, GARP-Mozambique

• Endorsement of the NORHED

Project by the MoH and GARP- Mozambique

• Launch its Situa?on Analysis on

AMR in Mozambique

• Appointed the AMR focal point for

human and animal health

Challenges

• Risk of overlap of ac?vi?es

between the GARP-Mozambique a n d N O R H E D p r o j e c t (duplica?on)

• G A R P - M o z a m b i q u e n o t

aggressive in its ac?on, lack of funds

• Lack of experts in the field of

AMR in the country

Phase 2: Curriculum Development: Implementa#on

• The Online Master programme and face to face Course Master programme

were developed under the facilita?on of UKZN experts and the two programmes were approved by the Ministry of High Educa?on of Mozambique

• 15 students were enrolled for the face to face Course Master programme
• f Health Sciences and the programme started on July 2016.
• The Online Master programme on an?bio?cs stewardship and

conservancy will be offered at ISCISA in the 1st quarter of 2017 given the components of the learning process are fulfilled

• Two IT technicians from ISCISA were sent to UKZN for training on the use
• f online pla4orm-Moodle

Phase 2: Curriculum Development: Successes & Challenges

Successes

• 1st ?me ISCISA has its on postgraduate

unit

• The Masters Programme approval

from the Ministry of High Educa?on was obtained in the 1st a\empt

• 15 students enrolled for Course

Masters programme of Health Science at ISCISA

• Training of two IT technicians on the

use of online pla4orm-Moodle for Master programme Challenges

• Lack of experience in running Masters

p r o g r a m m e a n d i m m a t u r e postgraduate office

• Scarcity of teachers for the an?bio?cs

stewardship and conservancy Masters programme disciplines

• Non efficient administra?ve

procedures to run students research projects

• Absence of robust IT department to

host and assist the Online Masters programme

Phase 3: Human Capital Development: Implementa#on

Phase 3: Human Capital Development: Implementa#on

Phase 3: Human Capital Development: Implementa#on

Phase 3: Human Capital Development – Successes & Challenges

Successes

• ISCISA staff members presented

results of their on research at the FIDSSA on AMR

• Weekly Quality Control (QC) of

An?microbial Suscep?bility Tes?ng (AST) introduced in Micro Lab

• 3/5 Students wri?ng up their

thesis

Challenges

• Non consistency in performing the

weekly QC of AST

• Low student progress in their

training programme

• Slow improvement of the student

English skills

• Weak communica?on between

local supervisors and students

• Lack of commitment of the ISCISA

shadow teach to the online pla4orm

Gender: Achievements & Challenges

Achievements

• Exis?ng Gender Na?onal

Strategy

• C r e a ? o n t h e G e n d e r

department in ISCISA

• L a u n c h o f t h e G e n d e r

department in January 2016

Challenges

• Ethnic and cultural percep?ons
• f the gender issues
• Gender Na?onal Strategy is not

disseminated ineffec?vely

Relevance to Local, Na#onal and Regional Needs

• This project is aligned Ministry of High Educa?on and ISCISA staff

training policy whereas all teach should be at least holders of Masters degree

• Also the project is a synergic force to the GARP-Mozambique and

Ministry of Health on the fight against an?bio?cs resistance and conservancy

Success Stories

• Young Health High Educa?on Ins?tu?on geang in rela?vely short

period of ?me the approval for the Masters Programme (Course Masters face to face and Online Masters) from the Ministry of Educa?on

• 15 students enrolled for the face to face Master programme of

Health Science

• Synergism between NORHED project and GARP-Mozambique on the

AMR Na?onal plan

Thank You