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Erick Venant, pharmacist, Founder of the Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative-Tanzania: “In my opinion, the biggest challenge is a lack of awareness. This leads to misuse and overuse of antibiotics on the part of health workers as well as the general population. I see that as the top priority.” Buko Pharma-Kampaigne virtual exhibition is finally […]

We are happy to announce our new partnership with the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy(BSAC)’s new global health initiative “Stopsuperbugs”. We look forward to working together with the “Stopsuperbugs” to meet our partnership goals as we focus on expanding our work on #AntimicrobialResistance ! #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #WAAW2020 #stopsuperbugs

We engaged AMR school club members (students) and their parents as part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020.

For many years now, Erick Venant has been dedicated to raising awareness about the growing threat of superbugs. As a young pharmacist in Tanzania, he founded the Roll Back Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative (RBA-Initiative), whose AMR School Clubs have been championed by Stop Superbugs as a brilliant example of a community project that’s helping to make a real

With the ongoing World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW 2022) “Bajaji” ”Tuk-Tuk” Campaign, we will be engaging various groups in order to educate them about Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as part of the 2022 “World Antimicrobial Awareness Week”. South Centre, Geneva has been a great supporter of the WAAW 2022 Bajaji “Tuk Tuk” campaign and we greatly appreciate their

RBA Initiative participated in the review of the National One Health Strategic Plan conducted on July 2021 in Zanzibar. Being important for addressing different global/national public health threats, One Health remains a key approach in tackling antimicrobial resistance. During this important exercise, RBA Initiative was represented by the Chief Executive Officer.

RBA Initiative participated at a Workshop organized by the Ministry of Health (MOHCDGEC) to develop IEC/BCC  Materials. The development of these materials is an important step in implementation of AMR national action plan. The workshop was conducted in Morogoro municipal and brought together different stakeholders.

The Quadripartite agencies—comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)—have formed a new working group dedicated to engaging young people in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We are excited to announce that the

The RBA Initiative empowers members of the ward development committee in discussions about antimicrobial resistance. Participants of these trainings includes education officers, agriculture officers, veterinarian officers and representatives from different group of special needs such as women and people with disabilities. Sessions are facilitated by the RBA Initiative experts and empowering the members of the

The trained schoolchildren from the RBA Initiative AMR school clubs are reaching their peers at the primary level through outreach program. Club members share knowledge they possess on antimicrobial resistance with the younger students in an engaging and educational way. The success of these project highlights the importance of peer-to-peer education in spreading knowledge. The