Africa CDC, ASLM and the European Union Launch One Health Laboratory Initiative to Strengthen AMR Control in Africa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6 May 2026 — Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM) and the European Union ha
March 27 2026 AMR CoP ECHO session: unlocking smarter antimicrobial decisions
In this session, we explore how Procalcitonin — a key diagnostic biomarker — can be harnessed as a precision tool to guide antibiotic initiation, duration, and de-escalation, u
Guidance for Domestication of the Fleming Fund Qualifying the Workforce for AMR Surveillance in Africa and Asia (QWArS) Professional Qualification Framework
This document guides countries on how to adopt and adapt the Fleming Fund Qualifying the Workforce for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (QWArS) qualification framework. It set
ASLM2025 Special Convention on Diagnostics – Media Engagement
The media and publicity strategy involved pre-convention, during the convention and post-convention. The approach was designed to ensure a 360Degrees communication engagement. The
August 2025 AMR CoP ECHO Session: Antimicrobial Stewardship: Practical Insights for Resource-Limited Settings
22 August 2025 This webinar, titled “Antimicrobial Stewardship: Practical Insights for Resource-Limited Settings,” explores how antimicrobial stewardship (AMS)—when imp
August 2025 AMR CoP ECHO Session: Modelling Societal Burden of AMU/AMR: Introducing Productivity Adjusted Life Years (PALYs)
29 August 2025 This webinar, titled “Modelling Societal Burden of AMU/AMR: Introducing Productivity Adjusted Life Years (PALYs),” expands on the “burden of dise
September 2025 AMR CoP ECHO session: Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Landscape Analysis Toolkit
26 September 2025 This session focuses on the AMR Surveillance Landscape Analysis Toolkit—a structured package of tools designed to help countries independently assess and streng
August 2025 AMR CoP ECHO session: AMR Surveillance and Data Utilization for Healthcare
15 August 2025 In this session, Dr. Lillian Musila explores how AMR surveillance data can be transformed into actionable insights for clinical care, public health, and policy. She
Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance: A call to action from the UNGA High-Level Meeting
The article from The Star highlights the grave threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), particularly in Africa where health systems are already strained. It emphasizes that while
July 2025 LabCoP Extended ECHO Session: Practical Approaches to tNGS Implementation for Rapid Detection of Drug-Resistant TB: Insights from West Java, Indonesia
The emergence of drug-resistant TB remains a global health threat, with only one-third of individuals estimated to have multi-drug (MDR) or rifampicin-resistant (RR) TB diagnosed a