MTaPS to Contribute to Dialogue at the Disease Prevention and Control Summit

September 7-8, 2022 | United States

Conference website: https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/disease-prevention-control-summit-america/index.stm

The USAID MTaPS Program will present MTaPS work at the Disease Prevention and Control Summit in Maryland, United States, from September 7-8, 2022. The event aims to provide a platform for health professionals and other actors with a stake in disease prevention and control to hold dialogue on vaccines, diagnostics, therapeutics, One Health, funding, contact tracing, and technology. Convening experts from the Center for Disease Control, the US Food and Drug Administration, and representation from government and multiple sectors, the conference will address some of the most critical questions about infectious diseases, the development of vaccines and medicines, outbreak prevention and pandemic preparedness, and technological advances in health. The summit will be held alongside the World Antimicrobial Resistance Congress at the same location.

Effective multisectoral coordination on AMR: Experiences and lessons from 13 countries

September 8 | 11:20 am ET

Mohan Joshi, Senior Principal Technical Advisor for Pharmaceutical Services and Technical lead for Global Health Security Agenda

Antimicrobial stewardship-related policies and regulations: Findings from rapid situational analyses from seven LMICs in Africa

Presentation led by Gabriel Swinth, Technical Officer, USAID MTaPS

Co-authors: Reuben Kiggundu, Gabriel Swinth, Babatunde Akinola, Marion Murungi, Alphonse Acho, Mame Mbaye, Hérodias Ahimon, Ousmane Traore, Yacouba Hema, Kate Kikule, Niranjan Konduri, Fozo Alombah, Mohan P. Joshi

To learn more about some of the lessons from MTaPS’ multicountry work on antimicrobial resistance and multisectoral coordination, read this peer-reviewed landscape analysis of efforts in 11 countries.