LIMCRE strengthens international capacity to address antimicrobial resistance

LIMCRE participated in the Comprehensive Training on the Design and Implementation of Behaviour Change Interventions to address AMR Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a training program held in Entebbe, Uganda, with support from the International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS).

Dr. Natalia Restrepo Arbeláez, from the Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital Epidemiology (RAEH) Research Group at Universidad El Bosque, attended on behalf of LIMCRE alongside professionals from Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Kosovo, Cambodia, Tanzania, Malawi, and Denmark. During the training, participants strengthened their skills in the use of behavioral science to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of interventions addressing AMR in low- and middle-income settings.

The program was led by experts from University College London (UCL), The University of Manchester, the University of Surrey, and Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), and included theoretical and practical sessions on the design, implementation, and evaluation of behavior-change strategies in public health.

“Thanks to ICARS for the opportunity and for their commitment to strengthening global capacity to address antimicrobial resistance through evidence-based and behavior-informed approaches,” said Dr. Restrepo.