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Table 4 Results on responsible bodies and responsible persons nominated

From: Assessing transparency and accountability of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance in 15 African countries

Country

Responsible body

Responsible person(s)

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

   

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

 

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

  1. 1A recent MTaPS report suggests that the committee has been renamed into National Antimicrobial Resistance and Containment Advisory Committee (NAMRAC) [50]