Country | Responsible body | Responsible person(s) | ||
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Name of body | Responsibilities | Responsibility | Affiliation | |
Ethiopia | National Advisory Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Containment (NACARC)1 | Advise, guide, and harness the fight against the challenges of AMR in Ethiopia | Two GLASS focal persons | – |
Ghana | AMR Secretariat | Coordinate AMR issues in the country | AMR focal point | Head of Public Health and Food Safety |
Kenya | National Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee (NASIC) | The highest policy and governance body responsible for all AMR activities | Two AMR focal points | Ministry of Health/Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, |
 | Technical committee | Responsible for implementation of the NAP, coordinating with stakeholders, and advising on guidelines, rules and regulations | Focal person for laboratory AMR surveillance and GLASS 2020 focal person | National Public Health Laboratory |
 |  |  | AMR focal point/Team lead AMR | Pharmacy and Poison board |
Liberia | AMR Technical Working Group | – | AMR focal person | – |
 |  |  | AMR National focal point and GLASS 2020 focal person | Ministry of Health |
Malawi | AMR National Coordinating Committee (AMRNCC) | The MoH, through the AMRNCC, manages AMR activities and sets agenda for AMR surveillance | National AMR focal point | National Microbiology Reference Laboratory |
Mauritius | Steering Committee of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance of the Republic of Mauritius | Has oversight of and is responsible for the development, review, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Mauritian NAP on AMR | National focal person | Ministry of Health |
 |  |  | GLASS 2020 focal person | Director Public Health, Ministry of Health and Wellness |
Namibia | – | – | – | – |
Nigeria | National AMR Steering Committee (NSC) | Oversee AMR-related activities within all sectors, plan and set direction, facilitate communication across members and groups, monitor progress | AMR focal lead | Federal Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development |
 |  |  | Two GLASS 2020 focal persons | Nigeria Centre for Disease Control |
Seychelles | – | – | – | – |
Sierra Leone | AMR national multi | Â | Â | Â |
sectoral coordinating group (NMCG) | – | – | – |  |
South Africa | National Ministerial Advisory Committee (MAC) for AMR | Mandated to coordinate intersectoral efforts nationally, provide advocacy and awareness and monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the NAP | AMR Laboratory and Culture Collection-National Lead and GLASS 2020 | National Institute for Communicable Diseases |
Tanzania | National Multi-Sectoral Coordinating Committee (MCC) on AMR | Central National steering body and shall oversee and coordinate all AMR related activities. The AMR Action plan operations shall be managed and implemented through the MCC | AMR coordinator/focal point | Ministry of health, Community, Gender, Elderley and Children |
 |  |  | AMR focal point | Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries |
 |  |  | GLASS 2020 focal person | – |
Uganda | National AMR Sub-Committee (NAMRsC) | Oversee and coordinate implementation of the NAP | GLASS 2020 focal person | Â |
Zambia | National Multi-Sectoral Steering Committee (NMSC) | Guide, oversee and monitor AMR-related activities in all sectors | AMR focal point Human health | Lusaka District Health Office |
 | Antimicrobial resistance coordinating committee (AMRCC) | Coordinate and implement AMR related activities | AMR focal point Animal Health | Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock |
 |  |  | National AMR focal point and coordinator laboratory systems | Zambia National Public Health Institute |
Zimbabwe | MoHCC secretary for health | Leading national AMR activities | National AMR focal point | Ministry of Health and Child Care |
 | AMR Focal point | Lead, coordinate activties of the NAP, facilitate and oversee implementation | AMR focal point for animal health | Central Veterinary Laboratory |