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Antibiotic Stewardship and Conservancy Implementation in Malawi

Rajhab Sawasawa Mkakosya DVM, PhD UNIMA PI Senior Lecturer in Microbiology & Ac3ng Head of Pathology for College of Medicine; UNIMA

Overview

• Phase 1: Situational Analysis
• Phase 2: Curriculum Development
• Phase 3: Human Capital Development
• Gender
• Relevance to Local, National and Regional Needs
• Success Stories

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Phase 1: Situa-onal Analysis: Imp mpleme menta-on

• Students recruited to carry out research in many aspects of AMS/AMR
• Some students will investigate AMR
• Constituted a multisector committee of AMR
• More Research Masters students to be recruited this year

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Phase 1: Situa-o Phase 1: Situa-onal A nal Analy nalysis: Suc sis: Successes & Challeng esses & Challenges es

Successes

• 6/11 PG students females
• Students happy in their studies
• 9/11 students got approval from the

local IBR

Challenges

• Only 11/15 students continuing
• Low co supervision activities
• Delayed ethical approval

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Phase 2: Curriculum Development: Implementation

• Curriculum developed and presented to senate for approval
• Advertisement for students recruitment to be in the national newspapers the

week 29th August- 4th September 2016

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Phase 2: Curriculum Development: Successes & Challenges

Successes

• Document presented to senate
• Assurances from both the vice and

Pro vice chancellor to expedite the approval process of the document

• Commitment from the COM

administration

Challenges

• Irregular senate meetings
• Time to implement

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Preparing UNIMA staff for online teaching centre Oct 14

Phase 3: Human Capital Development: Implementation

• 9 MSc and 2 PhD students recruited
• Students to serve as honorary

members of staff

• Workshop on AMR equipped lab tech

from MoH and UNIMA

• UNIMA members enjoy position of

honorary membership to UKZN

• The IT staff trained on moodle and

ready to implement

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Malawians Trained in AMR Testing Feb 2016

Phase 3: Human Capital Development – Successes & Challenges

Successes

• Some members are already UNIMA

staff

• Though not formerly some students

deployed by UNIMA

• Commitment of HoDs to recruit

honorary staff

• 7/9 students got ethical clearance
• 2/2 PhD got ethical clearance

Challenges

• Slow response from students to

tender the required documents

• Some students misunderstanding of

honorary membership

• Materials for online masters delivery

not yet loaded

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Gender: Implementation

• Head hunt for women to register for the Masters program so that the number
• f women will increase
• Support the outreach programs for the women in Science groups
• Funds permitting buy airtime from both the local radio and tv station to have a

weekly/monthly program on Science education to the girl child

• Collaborate with other gender oriented initiatives in the country

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Empowering the girl child Dec 2015

Gender: Achievements & Challenges

Achievements

• Formed the Women in Science

groups (Lilongwe and Blantyre)

• Conducted sensitization campaigns

in schools

• Many women interested

Challenges

• Need to have a national wide

committee; not yet done

• Members apathy in meetings
• Limited resources to carry out

planned activities

• Over engagement of active

members

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Relevance to Local, National and Regional Needs

• Production of mass PG qualified personnel who in turn will be employable at

UNIMA

• Training of Health personnel for knowledgeable health practices
• Conducted workshop on AMR
• Trained students on statistics
• Introduction of online MSc program + Masters by Research
• Inform the populous on the dangers of antimicrobial abuse and misuse

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Success Stories

• The women in science is a success story
• Modern equipment to the national reference laboratory
• Members of COM are now honorary members of staff for UKZN
• Members appreciate the academic input from the collaborating partners
• Poster presentation during the 2016 NORHED meeting in Oslo
• Active involvement in AMR national policy formation
• Online MSc curriculum presented to senate for review
• Research Masters to be recruited in October 2016

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Lab Equipment to UNIMA

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Blood culture incubator Biosafety cabinet

• 85 freezer

Lab Equipment to UNIMA cont’

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Heating block, voltex, thermocycler,gel reader, Autoclave

ACKNOWLEGEMENT

• NORHED
• UKZN
• UiT

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THANK YOU