PPR-093 - Primary care facility use of antimicrobial during management of respiratory tract infection and diarrhoea in Zimbabwe: Promoting stewardship at primary care

• At: Copenhagen (Denmark) (2025)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: PPR-093
• By: CHAIBVA, Blessmore Vimbai (Ministry of Health and Child Care, Zimbabwe)
• Co-author(s): Ms Blessmore Vimbai Chaibva (Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe)
  Mr Newman B Madzikwa (Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe)
  Mr Vasco Chikwasha (Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe)
  Dr Tapfumanei Mashe (Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe)
  
• Abstract:

  Background
  Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical global health threat, disproportionately impacting low-middle income settings like sub-Saharan Africa, where AMR-attributed mortality rates are the highest (27.3 deaths/100,000) [1]. Irrational antimicrobial use (AMU) drives AMR, with approximately 50% of medicines being inappropriately..

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