From 10th to 14th November 2008, the kick-off for the AMR campaign was held at the Workshop on local and regional actions to address antimicrobial resistance in Moshi, Tanzania. 

Click here to read the press release:  Moshi Press release (184 kB)

Below you can consult some of the presentations:  

•  WHO global strategy for containment of AMR and implementing it at local and regional levels (1.6 MB)
  Content: On advocacy for containment, based on the 2001 WHO global strategy.
•  Antimicrobial resistance - overview (562.95 kB)
  Content: A global overview on the types and incidence of AMR.
•  Training materials on drug and therapeutics committees (635.39 kB)
  Content: On the value of drug and therapeutics committees.
•  Building local coalitions for containing drug resistance (776.52 kB)
  Content: An evaluation of the country-level approach for AMR advocacy and containment.
•  Infection control assessment tool presentation (1.56 MB)
  Content: On the development and advantages of the tool.
•  How to investigate antimicrobial use in hospitals: selected indicators (303.24 kB)
  Content: AMR in hospitals.

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Click here to download some of the workshop outputs (Word): 

•  Advocacy and containment actions - AMR related indicators (24.5 kB) 
•  Proposed drugs and therapeutic committee indicators (181.5 kB)

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