H.E Amb. Josefa Sacko, the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, addressing the 33rd FAO Regional Conference for Africa.
33 ARC
Rabat, Morocco
18-20 April 2024

Amb. Josefa Sacko
AU-IBAR

Great meeting with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today to talk about PEPFAR and the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy. World Health Organization (WHO) is a critical leader in fighting emerging health threats and planning for global health challenges.

🌍Join the Global Launch of the campaign:

From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW! 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 🫱🏽‍🫲🏿

🧑🏾‍🦰👳🏽🧑🏼‍🦳🧔🏾A Call for Global Action in the lead up to the #UNGA #HLM on #AMR

📅22 April
⏲️ 14-15:15 CET

Language: EN (transl to ES, FR & PT)

Learn more & register 👇🏾
reactgroup.org/act-on-amr-now…

Zimbabwe plans to establish a laboratory-based AMR surveillance system management. The Africa CDC facilitated a study exchange on Lab-based AMR surveillance between Zimbabwe's Ministry of HealthZW and South Africa’s NICD to share best practices MinofLands,Agric,Fisheries,Water&Rural Development WHO Zimbabwe.

Our SARS-COV-2 immune correlate study on Southern Nigeria has now been published in a book.

I am thrilled to join the MSH Board of Directors, at a time when the global health ecosystem is grappling with multiple,
old and new challenges, requiring intertwined global and local thinking and action. MSH’s work to tackle the biggest global health challenges,…

Bacterial #AMR contributes to 5M deaths/year & is exacerbated by the lack of access to effective antibiotics. On #WorldHealthDay , the GLG urges for equitable access to new & existing quality antibiotics, diagnostics & antimicrobial alternatives b/c everyone has a right to health.

Superbugs vs. Super Tiny: What's Holding Back Progress in Africa's Neonatal Crisis?

A study led by Uduak Okomo lnkd.in/e8ZBmrbd revealed a silent war happening in African hospitals. #newborn babies are battling life-threatening #infections caused by bacteria like…

We are excited to spotlight Fowzia Mohamed this week. She is the AMR Focal Point at Africa CDC and is currently involved in the development and implementation of #AMR National Action Plans.

Welcome to Tanzania! The #WLHGC2024 promises to be an exciting opportunity for #ReimaginingLeadership by building strong networks, attending mentorship workshops, having transformative leadership discussions and fine tuning leadership capabilities.

6 more days to go for the #WLHGC2024 hosted by Tanzania and WomenLift Health with over 800 delegates from over 40 countries worldwide to discuss re-imagining leadership in the health sector. See you there!!!

An important week as a #patient spent at the CDC Foundation in Atlanta, USA to share collective views about measuring & evaluating public awareness about #AMR . Returned to a very wet & cold South West England a bit wiser about the importance of this topic

#AntimicrobialResistance

A significant meeting took place today at AU-IBAR between AU-IBAR & World Organisation for Animal Health in Africa. In discussion were crucial topics such as joint activities & collaboration areas.

A step forward in strengthening partnerships & achieving common goals in #AnimalResources development.

.AU-IBAR & EISMV collaborated on a rigorous training program on #AMR surveillance & lab techniques.

Over 5 days, 10 professionals from 10 nations enhanced their skills to address antimicrobial resistance.

Together, we can combat #AMR ! 🔬

Read more: shorturl.at/iHMY6

This past Sunday (11 Feb), we at The Story Book Africa celebrated #WomenInScience in honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. As a person who is actively in the social sciences’ space and passionate about the endeavours, I will say that celebrating a woman…

UpComing Event: The #AMR SNET Meeting for French-Speaking Countries in ECOWAS, EAC & UMA Regions is set for Feb 5-7, 2024.

This virtual event addresses urgent concerns on Antimicrobial Resistance in animal health.

Explore event details:
[shorturl.at/agyO3] 🦠🚫 #AMR

Formation sur le #OneHealth organisée par le Site ANRS-MIE Cameroun, du 29 au 31 janvier 2024

Des présentations y ont été effectuées ce jour par le Programme Zoonoses sur:
-Historique du concept One Health en général et au Cameroun en particulier
-Virus émergents et ré-émergents

[🔴Paper] What antibiotic is likely to exceed critical resistance levels in my region?🌍

nature.com/articles/s4146…

Our tentative response in Nature Communications. “Global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in food animals using priority drugs maps”. Work led by Cheng Zhao
(1/n🧵)

#QWArS Phase 1 partners and ASLM have achieved significant milestones through their collaborative efforts.
Africa CDC African Union icddr,b One Health Trust CLSI ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance Iressef DTU INSTITUT PASTEUR ASM The Fleming Fund Unitaid Mott MacDonald

Pushing away a silent pandemic - Pulling solutions for AMR R&D 🌐💡

On February 7, Prof. Laura Piddock 💙 (GARDP), will be discussing push and pull incentives for AMR R&D with Dr. Lesley Ogilvie (@GlobalAMRHub), James Anderson (IFPMA) & Dr. Rohi Mali (GARDP). 🗣️