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Our History

Since 2016 the Changing the Story team based at the University of Leeds have been involved in AMR research.  In partnership with The Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development (Leeds) and HERD international, a Nepal-based health NGO, the team developed the 'Community Arts against Antibiotic Resistance in Nepal' (CARAN) project, where participatory filmmaking was used to engage Nepali communities with the concept of AMR and its linkage to their daily lives.  The success of CARAN facilitated expansion of this already international and interdisciplinary team to develop the Community Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance (CE4AMR) project.  Professor Paul Cooke (World Cinema and Digital Cultures) and Dr Rebecca King (Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development) are now joined by PhD student Nichola Jones and Post-Doctoral researcher Jessica Mitchell whilst they continue to collaborate with HERD international (HERDi) and network members on future projects.   

 CE4AMR recognises that there are many challenges in terms of applying community engagement methods to One Health issues.  As such, the CE4AMR network was launched in June 2019 with a 3-day workshop for international delegates based in Nepal and hosted by HERDi.  Over 40 international delegates contributed to group discussions and interactive activities with the aim of building a greater understanding of how community engagement is defined in the One Health sphere and where resources and support are needed to apply this methodology to AMR.  Outputs developed from this workshop will kickstart our resource area and inform the direction of future projects and collaborations.