Emergence of antimicrobial resistance is a result of the use, overuse and misuse of antibiotics both in humans and animals. In Ethiopia, there are indications on the misuse of antibiotics by health care providers’, unskilled practitioners, and drug consumers. These coupled with rapid spread of res...istant bacteria and inadequate surveillance contributed to the problem. Bacterial infections are the major causes of death in Ethiopia. Studies on antibacterial resistance and on bacterial infections have shown that emerging antibacterial resistance threatens the management of bacterial infections; however, the prevention and containment has received far too little attention.
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                                                                To understand the national situation, Ethiopia did a situation assessment, launched its first strategy in 2011, and took action to contain AMR, as detailed in the blue boxes found throughout this strategy. This updated version of the strategy was in response to the revised health and medicines polic...ies, health sector transformation plan, and the resolutions of the 68th World Health Assembly
of May 2015 and so that Ethiopia’s efforts could be coordinated with global initiatives in the prevention and containment of AMR.
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                                                                SIAPS Technical Report. This report summarizes key accomplishments and lessons learned in implementing SIAPS’ approach to improving IPC practices in four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Jordan, and Ethiopia. All activities address SIAPS’s overall objective to build or enhance national and faci...lity capacity to develop, implement, and monitor IPC programs by focusing on the principles of health systems strengthening.
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                                                                The  Federal  Ministry  of  Health  (FMOH)  has  been  coordinating  sector  wide  reforms  that  aim  to improve equity and quality of health services. It is widely known that; the sector is growing in line the overall  growth  and  transformation  plan  of  the  country  and  the  sector  is  bein...g  guided  by  the  health sector  transformation  plan  (HSTP).  As  part  of  these  efforts,  to  achieve  the  targets  set,  the  sector identified information revolution as one of the transformational agendas. In the meantime, Appropriate and  timely  use  of  health  and  health-related  information  is  an  essential  element  in  the  process  of transforming the health sector.
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                                                                African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 7, No 2 | a770 | 06 December 2018
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                Ethiopia Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Plan
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                STGs are designed to assist health care professionals in making decisions about appropriate, effective patient care. However, health managers often have trouble setting and meeting the high standards required of modern, developed health care systems. With stakeholders expressing concern over issues ...such as strength of evidence, transparency, conflicts of interest, and effective implementation, it is clear that many health care professionals need further guidance in developing and making use of STGs.
This manual guides health professionals through the process of establishing and implementing STGs, placing special emphasis on the low- and middle-income country (LMIC) context. By including tools, templates, and success stories as well as hyperlinks to useful resources, the manual helps health practitioners understand not only important concepts of treatment guidelines, but also how they can best be used in practice.
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