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News from the Fleming Fund Fellowships

Recent activities from across the fellowship cohorts in Uganda, Malawi and Kenya.

Urbanisation and the challenges for antimicrobial resistance in Uganda

April 2022:  Fleming Fund fellow, Dr Joel Bazira discusses the impacts of rapid growth of cities on control of AMR.

Fleming Fund AMR fellows visit Edinburgh

March 2022: The Fleming Fund supports training and capacity building for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in low and middle income countries.

Edinburgh work with Fleming Fund fellowships highlighted by ICARS

February 2022: The University of Edinburgh's work with the Fleming Fund fellowship Scheme has been highlighted by the conference organised by the International Centre for AMR Solutions (ICARS).

Molecular Biology Laboratory Training in Kampala, Uganda

December 2021: Applying whole-genome sequencing approaches to understand AMR.

AMR teaching programme 2021 – 2022

December 2021: The University of Edinburgh has put together a 5-month teaching programme for Fleming Fund fellows, covering various aspects of antibiotic resistance.

AMR awareness training at Arua Institute of Health Sciences, Uganda

November 2021: During WAAW, Christopher Harold Amandu spread awareness of AMR to staff and students at the Arua Institute of Health Sciences, in NW Uganda.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 in Kenya

November 2021: Fleming Fund policy fellows played a very active role in planning and organising activities for World Antibiotic Awareness Week in Kenya.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week WAAW 2021 in Uganda

November 2021: Fleming Fund professional and policy fellows took a very active role in events highlighting World Antibiotic Awareness Week in Uganda.

Project planning workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi

November 2021: Co-director of the University of Edinburgh Fleming Fund fellowship schemes, attended a workshop with the Fleming Fund fellows in Malawi to discuss fellowship activities.

Capacity building for developing and implementing a one-health AMR surveillance plan

November 2021: Co-director of the University of Edinburgh Fleming Fund fellowship schemes, spoke about fellowship work in Uganda, Malawi and Kenya to the Wellcome Trust Third Call to Action on AMR conference.

International One Health Day celebration in Uganda

November 2021: Uganda Fleming Fund Policy Fellows Musa Sekamatte and Michael Kimaanga participated in the 6th International One Health Day celebration held in Uganda on 2-3 November.

Project planning workshops in Blantyre and Lilongwe

February 2021: The project is investigating the links between antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use on poultry farms in Malawi. 

University of Edinburgh to host Fleming Fund fellows from Uganda

June 2019: University of Edinburgh is hosting six fellows from Uganda to study AMR surveillance in human and animals.