SAPS-042 - Sustainable capacity building for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS): Training pharmacists and AMS team members as leads across referral and district hospitals in Malawi

• At: Copenhagen (Denmark) (2025)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: SAPS-042
• By: KUMWENDA, Hanna (University Of North Carolina Project, Malawi, Malawi)
• Co-author(s): Hanna Kumwenda (University Of North Carolina Project, Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi)
  Ceri Phillips (Welsh Antimicrobial Pharmacist Group, Bangor, United Kingdom)
  Charlotte Makanga (Welsh Antimicrobial Pharmacist Group, Bangor, United Kingdom)
  William Mpute (Pharmaceutical Society of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi)
  Hope Michael Chadwala (Kamuzu Central Hospital Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi)
  Chikhulupiliro Yiwombe (Kamuzu Central Hospital Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi)
  Stephen Eckel (University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, North Carolina, United States)
  Sarah Merritt (University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, North Carolina, United States)
  Helena Rosado (Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, London, United Kingdom)
  
• Abstract:

  Introduction: Antibiotics have significantly improved global health outcomes; however, their misuse and overuse have contributed to the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a growing global health threat. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Malawi, bear a disproportionate burden of AMR due to gaps in healthcare provider (HCP)..

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