ONE HEALTH SURVEILLANCE PLATFORM FOR ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE LAUNCHED IN ZAMBIA

The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) announced the launch of the Zambia One Health Surveillance Platform for Antimicrobial Resistance, developed in collaboration with Blue Frontier and the eSHIFT Partner Network (eSHIFT). The platform was launched during a special event organized on the sidelines of the 3-day Pan-Africa Workshop on Effective Implementation of a National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, in Lusaka, Zambia, 22–24 January 2020. The workshop itself was organized by the Antimicrobial Resistance Coordination Committee (AMRCC) through ZNPHI, under the country’s health ministry, and the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-profit based in New Delhi, India.