Janney Wale

TL;DR: There are multiple activities across Africa to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and address misinformation, which can have catastrophic consequences, assisted by the WHO and others, which appear to be working in a number of countries.

TL;DR: There is a need to document current practices and successful initiatives in LMICs to improve future antimicrobial use, and initiatives to reduce inappropriate prescribing and dispensing of antimicrobials for URTIs as part of NAPs and other activities, are monitored.

TL;DR: There are a number of ongoing activities across Africa to improve the management of patients with diabetes including co-morbidities, however, more needs to be done considering the high and growing burden of T2DM in Africa.

TL;DR: In this paper, a narrative review of ongoing activities across sectors was undertaken to improve antimicrobial use and address issues with vaccines including COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in multiple initiatives internationally, nationally and regionally to enhance appropriate antibiotic utilization across sectors to reduce AMR.

TL;DR: Encouraging to see increases in utilization of vitamins/immune boosters and PPE across the countries, however, increases in the utilization and prices of antimicrobials is a concern that needs addressing alongside misinformation and any unintended consequences from the pandemic.