June 1, 2020 Availing Primary Health Care to the Residents of Mathare Slums: A Collaborative Initiative By SAS Africa and AISEC Club, JKUAT Daniel Waruingi Events No Comments Preamble One of the arms of SAS Africa is a Community Engagement program which targets urban informal settlements within Africa. The program’s aim is
July 1, 2020 “One Health, A Multidiciplinary Approach in tackling antimicrobial resistance Daniel Waruingi News No Comments Join us on Wednesday, July 1st at 1500hrs (GMT+3) in our first session of the webinar series as we digress on the importance of
July 2, 2020 A ‘ticking time bomb’ in urban informal settlements: A case study of the poor hygienic conditions in Kiandutu Slums (Thika), Kenya and how this could aggravate the threat of Antimicrobial Resistance. Daniel Waruingi Events No Comments Our Community Based Initiative program targets urban informal settlements within Africa. The program aims at instituting positive behavior change on antimicrobials use in the
July 3, 2020 Priming students to be responsible professionals in the future: Students Against Superbugs Africa conducts a training on Antimicrobial Resistance at Kenya School of Medical Sciences and Technology, Coptic Hospital, Thika. Daniel Waruingi Events No Comments Preamble. About 20% of the consumed antibiotics are derived from the hospital sector while the rest are obtained from community pharmacies, which are the
July 8, 2020 AMR and diagnostics, provision and use of Antibiotic Susceptibility Data Daniel Waruingi News No Comments Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is essential in predicting the in vivo success or failure of antibiotic therapy. This helps in the identification of resistance. Combined
July 13, 2020 Empowering university students to become vocal antibiotic guardians Daniel Waruingi Events No Comments Preamble Young people harbor the biggest potential in curtailing the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance. Every year about 700,000 deaths are linked to infections associated
July 21, 2020 WEBINAR 3: RATIONAL USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS AND FORMULARY MANAGEMENT Daniel Waruingi News No Comments Irrational use of antimicrobials is a key driver in propagating antimicrobial resistance. It is estimated that 50% of patients in the inpatient setting receive
