From: Antimicrobial resistance preparedness in sub-Saharan African countries
Category | Indicator | Source |
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Effective multisectoral coordination on AMR and the national action plan (in this paper referred to as ‘National Action Plan’) | Is there a National Action Plan in place? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document |
AMR surveillance (in this paper referred to as ‘AMR surveillance) | Are human pathogen samples routinely tested for AMR? | Technical questions |
Are animal pathogen samples routinely tested for AMR? | Technical questions | |
Is there a national human pathogen surveillance system in place? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document | |
Is there a national animal pathogen surveillance system in place? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document | |
Is there a national AMR reference laboratory? | Technical questions | |
Infection Prevention and Control (in this paper referred to as ‘IPC’) | Are there sufficient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes in place across all healthcare facilities in the country? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document |
Are there national training programmes (e.g. at higher education institutes on IPC? | Technical questions | |
Optimise use of antimicrobial medicines in human and animal health and agriculture (in this paper referred to as ‘Antimicrobial stewardship’) | Are there guidelines in place for the use of antimicrobials? | Scoring table within the JEE tools document |
Is there legislation in place for the distribution and use of clinical antimicrobials? | Technical questions | |
Is there legislation in place for the distribution and use of veterinary antimicrobials? | Technical questions |