Engaging healthcare students in innovative approaches for antimicrobial resistance containment
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Medicines, Technologies and Pharmaceutical Services programme (henceforth called ‘the programme’) has been supporting Uganda’s efforts to combat AMR, engaging with diverse groups of stakeholders, including the national multisectoral AMR governance bodies, regulatory authorities, facilities’ managers and care providers, the private sector, universities and health professional students. Students have not been fully leveraged in AMR containment, despite their position as future healthcare practitioners, implementors and decision-makers for sustaining ongoing efforts including the USAID’s local capacity strengthening and localisation agenda.This article describes a multi-pronged process to collaborate with various Ugandan entities in building a teamof future health professionals dedicated to leading a sustainable fight against AMR.
By Hassan Kasujja, Henry Kajumbula, Jonans Tusiimire, J. P. Waswa, Stella M. Nanyonga, Reuben Kiggundu, Daniel C. Mwandah, Marion Murungi, Nathan Mugenyi, Irene M. Mukenya, Mohan P. Joshi, Dan Schwarz, Felix Bongomin, & Niranjan Konduri
