NAIROBI - The Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network (EPN) and University of Nairobi (UON) College of Health Science, hosted a public education forum to discuss the growing problem of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and explore ways of preserving the effectiveness of the available medicines.

The public forum took place on 13th August 2009 at the University of Nairobi (UON), School of Medicine, Kenyatta National Hospital.

Click here to read the media advisory:
http://www.essentialdrugs.org/edrug/archive/200908/msg00012.php

Below you can find some of the presentations that were given during the public education forum: 

•  Fight AMR - Country level AMR action (1.2 MB)
  Content: Information about EPN, the AMR campaign and related activities on country level.
•  EPN AMR Campaign (1.37 MB)
  Content: Information about the AMR campaign.
•  Anti-microbial resistance in children (513.58 kB) by Ruchika K. Kochhar and Gunturu Revathi.
  Content: Why are children at a greater risk?
•  Rational antibiotic use in the era of antimicrobial resistance (3.65 MB) by E. Omonge.
  Content: Strategies to improve efficacy, choosing appropriate anti-microbial.
•  Overview of antibiotic resistance: focus on Kenya (143 kB) by Christina Mwachari.
  Content: What exactly is antibiotic resistance, which are the contributing factors and the risk factors, the consequences and possible prevention strategies?  
•  MDR TB - The grim reality of the situation (26.93 kB) by Vincent Omwega.
  Content: Statistics on Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.