Fleming Fund Country Grant for Nigeria Phase 2
Fleming Fund Country Grant for Nigeria Phase 2
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Overview
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens public health by making lifesaving medicines less effective, leading to harder-to-treat infections and increased risk of disease transmission, severe illness, and death. Strengthening surveillance systems is critical to protect community health, guide appropriate antimicrobial use, and inform evidence-based policy.
With support from the UK Department of Health and Social Care, MSH implements the Fleming Fund Country Grant for Nigeria to strengthen the country’s One Health approach to AMR surveillance across human, animal, agricultural, and environmental sectors. Working closely with key Nigerian ministries, laboratories, and other stakeholders, MSH helps improve AMR detection, as well as the reporting and use of surveillance data while advancing Nigeria’s National Action Plan for AMR and aligning with global standards.
Building on the first phase of the project, the initiative focuses on four core areas that anchor Nigeria’s One Health surveillance system.
- Producing quality AMR data: Generate high-quality antimicrobial resistance data across all health sectors through improved laboratory capacity and standardized protocols.
- Strengthening data analysis: Enhance national capacity to conduct rigorous analyses that translate findings into actionable insights for policy and interventions.
- Sharing data with decision-makers: Systematically share analyses with government ministries, private partners, and international stakeholders to inform evidence-based decisions.
- Promoting sustainable investment: Foster investments to embed AMR surveillance into national systems while building local ownership for long-term impact.
This multisectoral One Health approach extends beyond traditional AMR surveillance to include pioneering work on antimicrobial use and resistance in environmental and agriculture sectors. Through this integrated strategy, MSH and its partners help develop more reliable data and guide targeted interventions to safeguard human health against all AMR threats.
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On the Frontlines of AMR: A Systems Approach
Management Sciences for Health (MSH) hosted an in-person event on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), to explore the role of strong supply chains and health systems to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Global experts, local practitioners, and health workers on the frontlines of the fight against AMR shared their experiences and insights.
Babatunde Akinola
Project Director
Project Contact
Babatunde Akinola has more than 20 years of experience across the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, medicines regulatory agencies, multinational corporations, and the public health space. Previously, Akinola led the USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program in Nigeria to strengthen antimicrobial resistance containment programs in collaboration with the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and state government ministries of health, with a focus on multisectoral collaboration, infection prevention and control, and antimicrobial stewardship.
Prior to joining MSH, he served as a regulatory officer at the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeria. He holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and a master’s degree in information science from the University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria; a master’s degree in business administration from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria; and a post-graduate diploma in public health from the University of Western Cape, South Africa.
Donors & Partners
Donors
UK aid
Department of Health and Social Care
Partners
The Fleming Fund
Mott MacDonald
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
World Health Organization (WHO)
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Nigeria