The COSTAR (Community Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance) is now entering it’s delivery phase where community dialogues will be held across Bangladesh to discuss AMR at community level. This is a huge undertaking and requires the training of several layers of facilitators to ensure the community dialogue approach (CDA) can be...
What is Participatory Video (PV)? PV is a process where researchers and members of a community come together to produce films. PV has been used in very many contexts around the world. In terms of Public Health research, a typical model is for researchers to approach a community with the...
At CE4AMR we champion the use of Community Engagement approaches to tackle the global challenge of AMR. Our focus on equitable partnerships and two-way knowledge exchange means that many of our research outputs are co-produced and co-owned by the community members we have worked with. For example, our participatory video...
Community engagement the way forward to identify local problems and provide community-led sustainable solutions to antimicrobial resistance In March 2022, ReAct Asia Pacific, World Animal Protection India, and the World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Office organised a Colloquium on State Action Plans on AMR in India. This meeting discussed...
As part of our COSTAR project CE4AMR aimed to scale up the use of Participatory Video (PV) to explore AMR at community level. The PV method hinges on the values of equitability and co-production to create films which represent community level knowledge on AMR. Films can act as advocacy tools...
CE4AMR is thrilled to be associated with the inaugural Future Leaders Against AMR programme. We will be supporting* several sessions in this global, interdisciplinary mentorship programme aimed at developing the future generation of AMR professionals. Future Leaders Against AMR chimes with many of the key values of the CE4AMR network,...
The CE4AMR team at the University of Leeds, and HERD International, Nepal are working with communities to co-design an educational resource on the topic of antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). This was originally planned to be co-developed by young people, teachers, and wider community members through a series of interactive workshops. However,...
It’s that time of year again! November 18th – 24th is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) a global event supported by the WHO. This year’s slogan is “Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance” a theme which is incorporated into many WAAW events. See here for more information WAAW_newsletter17Nov Here are CE4AMR we...
Back in June two of CE4AMR’s Early Career Researcher’s presented the findings of our GCRF funded challenge cluster project at the OneHealth EJP 2021. This hybrid conference, based physically in Copenhagen, brought together participants from all over Europe and beyond – some presenting in Copenhagen and some virtually. Dr Jessica Mitchell...
During the COVID-19 pandemic a large portion of our research has understandably had to be paused, re-scheduled and delayed. Our GCRF-funded follow-on project is no exception. This funding was granted in 2020 to extend the reach of our flagship CARAN project which catalyzed the development of the CE4AMR network and...