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🚨 Youth voices matter in the fight against #AntimicrobialResistance!🌍 Apply now to join the Quadripartite Working Group on Youth Engagement for AMR. 🗓 Deadline: 05 Sept 2025 🔗 Apply here: qjsamr.org/news-and-event… #AMR #YouthEngagement #GlobalHealth

RBA Initiative at the IPSF World Congress 2025, Nairobi🎉 We are proud to have presented our abstract on: “Assessing the Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (Bridging Program): Knowledge and Attitudes of Healthcare Interns in Tanzania. #AMR remains a pressing…

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🚨 Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance (RBA) Initiative is looking for a Project Assistant! Join our team in Dodoma, Tanzania (Hybrid) and help coordinate impactful programs tackling Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). 📍 Location: Dodoma, Tanzania (Hybrid) 🕒 Part-time: 0.5 FTE |…

As our population grows, so does the pressure on our healthcare systems and on our medicines. More people means more infections, more antibiotic use, and more chances for resistance to emerge. Our population is rising, but resistance doesn’t have to. On this #WorldPopulationDay,…

🚨 Just launched! The AMR Youth Pulse is here, a youth-led newsletter exploring Antimicrobial Resistance & Reproductive Health across Africa. Young voices. Bold ideas. Real solutions. Read now: linkedin.com/posts/ayara-tf… #AMRYouthPulse #Youth4Health #AMRAwareness #YouthVoices

This week on #fridayresearch, we spotlight a powerful scoping review by S A M van Kessel et al published in BMJ Global Health. Their study, ‘Linking data to support surveillance of antimicrobial resistance’ explores how integrating datasets (like lab results, antibiotic use,…

Empowering Communities for Responsible Antibiotic Use 💊🌍 As part of our collaborative ongoing #research in Dodoma, we recently held a participatory workshop with community members and local leaders to co-create practical steps on how communities can play a central role in…

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Everyone has a role to play in curbing #AMR. But what’s the role of youth? To raise #awareness, spark change, and lead the fight against misuse of #antibiotics. 💊🗣️ Let your voice be the difference.

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As part of the ongoing research on tackling #AMR &enhancing #antibiotic dispesing through citizen participatory approaches, we convened stakeholders last week to reflect on progress and co-develop next steps. The dialogue highlighted the power of community-led solutions when…

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Today, we wrap up our #FridayResearchSeries on climate change and AMR with a powerful call to action. 🌍💊 Fighting AMR is a shared responsibility. From responsible antibiotic use to reducing pollution and strengthening health systems—each of us has a role to play. Let’s…

Picking up from last week—where we highlighted how higher temperatures accelerate the spread of drug-resistant microbes—this week, we dive into another climate-driven AMR risk. Clapham et al. (2024) point out that extreme weather events like floods, droughts, and hurricanes: 🏥…

Last week, we had the pleasure of engaging with the Tanzania AMR Focal Person at the Ministry of Health to discuss RBA Initiative’s ongoing interventions in tackling antimicrobial resistance (#AMR). Civil society organizations play a vital role in accelerating the…

Over the next three weeks, we’ll be sharing insights from Clapham et al.’s paper on how climate change drives antimicrobial resistance (#AMR). This week, we focus on how #climatechange contributes to the rise in antibiotic-resistant infections like Klebsiella pneumoniae and E.…

As part of our Bridging Program, multidisciplinary healthcare interns led outreach activities across 10 regions, educating communities on #antimicrobialresistance and advocating for better practices to combat this global threat.

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Last week, we had the privilege of making a courtesy visit to the Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) in Nairobi. Our discussions focused on leveraging community engagement, capacity building, and policy advocacy to address AMR. By working together through a meaningful…

At the 79th United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA) High-Level Meeting on AMR last year, world leaders made bold commitments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 🌍💊 Today, we’re sharing key takeaways—starting with the global targets for 2030. With #AMR causing 4.95…

In a rural area in Bahi district, young changemakers are leading the fight against #AMR! Through Roll Back AMR School Clubs, students are becoming agents of change, educating their peers and communities on the responsible use of antibiotics. We celebrate these incredible…

AMR isn’t a distant threat—it’s part of our daily lives. Today, we highlight some of the ways it affects us: from small wounds turning into severe infections to longer hospital stays and rising medical costs. Without effective antibiotics, even common illnesses can become…

The RBA Initiative ran a Bridging Program aimed at equipping interns from multidisciplinary health teams with the skills and knowledge to combat pressing health challenges like #antimicrobialresistance (AMR). Today, we hear from some of the interns who benefited from the program…

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Today, we reflect on the impactful African Youth AMR Forum 2.0, organized by @IPSFAfRO in alignment with #WAAW2024, under the theme "Meaningful Youth Engagement to Educate, Advocate, and Act on AMR"! The RBA Initiative was delighted to contribute to capacity building, including…

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