Antimicrobial Consumption Surveillance in Uganda: Results from an Analysis of National Import Data for the Human Health Sector, 2018–2021
Antimicrobial Consumption Surveillance in Uganda: Results from an Analysis of National Import Data for the Human Health Sector, 2018–2021
By: Marion Murungi, Helen Byomire Ndagije, Reuben Kiggundu, Diana Nakitto Kesi, JP Waswa, Kalidi Rajab, Mark Barigye, Allan Serwanga, Leonard Manirakiza, Hassan Kasujja, Ddembe Kaweesi, Mohan P. Joshi, Juliet Namugambe, and Niranjan Konduri
Publication: Journal of Infection and Public Health; December 2023. DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.10.029
Abstract
The surveillance of antimicrobial consumption (AMC) is critical to developing appropriate antimicrobial stewardship interventions. It is a key component of World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance and the Uganda Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan 2018–2023. The objective of this study was to determine the national consumption of all antimicrobials and determine the needs for antimicrobial stewardship interventions.