AMR Intervarsity Training Program
Nigeria
A youth-centered capacity building program for undergraduate students in Nigeria.
Generously funded by The Foundation to Prevent Antibiotics Resistance, AMR Intervarsity Training Program is aimed at reinforcing the knowledge of AMR among tertiary students, so that they can actively engage in AMR awareness and advocacy, promote the rightful use of antimicrobials, mitigate the spread and development of AMR and strengthen AMR stewardship.
The program would in addition establish multidisciplinary AMR Clubs in 24 tertiary institutions across the country, offering a coveted avenue for more youth involvement in AMR campaigns across tertiary institutions in the country.
Objectives
Our program aims to:
To familiarize students with the concept of AMR, Antimicrobial Stewardship and One Health
To equip students with the knowledge and skills, imperative for AMR advocacy
To prepare the students as future public health leaders, pioneering innovative solutions to tackle antimicrobial resistance
To promote sustainability in raising awareness about AMR in campuses and the host community through education, campaign, advocacy, and social events
To establish a platform for nurturing, training and retraining AMR Youth Champions who will lead the fight against AMR
To foster multidisciplinary collaboration to address AMR through clinical, basic and social science approaches
To provide platform for promoting and supporting research, innovation, and interventions aimed at combating AMR threats at both local and international levels
To create awareness about AMR in rural and urban communities
To promote communal adoption and practice of effective infection prevention and control
To advocate with the intent of curbing the wave of antimicrobial abuse
To encourage behavioural changes; empowering communities to make the right choices in antimicrobial consumption
Group photo from the University of Maiduguri Team, representing the entire team
Participant from Bayero University Kano leading in-campus AMR awareness campaign
➡️ Adventure Trail
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