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Ferdinand AS, McEwan C, Lin C, Betham K, Kandan K, Tamolsaian G, Pugeva B, McKenzie J, Browning G, Gilkerson J, Coppo M, James R, Peel T, Levy S, Townell N, Jenney A, Stewardson A, Cameron D, Macintyre A, Buising K, Howden BP. Development of a cross-sectoral antimicrobial resistance capability assessment framework. BMJ Glob Health 2024; 9:e013280. [PMID: 38232993 PMCID: PMC10806917 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an urgent and growing global health concern, and a clear understanding of existing capacities to address AMR, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), is needed to inform national priorities, investment targets and development activities. Across LMICs, there are limited data regarding existing mechanisms to address AMR, including national AMR policies, current infection prevention and antimicrobial prescribing practices, antimicrobial use in animals, and microbiological testing capacity for AMR. Despite the development of numerous individual tools designed to inform policy formulation and implementation or surveillance interventions to address AMR, there is an unmet need for easy-to-use instruments that together provide a detailed overview of AMR policy, practice and capacity. This paper describes the development of a framework comprising five assessment tools which provide a detailed assessment of country capacity to address AMR within both the human and animal health sectors. The framework is flexible to meet the needs of implementers, as tools can be used separately to assess the capacity of individual institutions or as a whole to align priority-setting and capacity-building with AMR National Action Plans (NAPs) or national policies. Development of the tools was conducted by a multidisciplinary team across three phases: (1) review of existing tools; (2) adaptation of existing tools; and (3) piloting, refinement and finalisation. The framework may be best used by projects which aim to build capacity and foster cross-sectoral collaborations towards the surveillance of AMR, and by LMICs wishing to conduct their own assessments to better understand capacity and capabilities to inform future investments or the implementation of NAPs for AMR.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angeline S Ferdinand
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Callum McEwan
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Chantel Lin
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Kassandra Betham
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Karishma Kandan
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Joanna McKenzie
- Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory, School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
| | - Glenn Browning
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - James Gilkerson
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Mauricio Coppo
- Asia-Pacific Centre for Animal Health, Melbourne Veterinary School, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile
| | - Rodney James
- Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne at the Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Trisha Peel
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University and Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Steph Levy
- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Nicola Townell
- Infectious Disease Department, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
| | - Adam Jenney
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
| | - Andrew Stewardson
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Donna Cameron
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Alison Macintyre
- Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Kirsty Buising
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - Benjamin P Howden
- WHO Collaborating Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Doherty Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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