Opinion Paper

Implementation of antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Ghana using the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy

Beverly Egyir, Alfred Bortey, Kwabena O. Duedu, Gifty Boateng, Franklin A. Bekoe, George Hedidor, Michael Adjabeng, Nicholas T.K.D. Dayie, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Japheth A. Opintan
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine | Vol 13, No 1 | a2404 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v13i1.2404 | © 2024 Beverly Egyir, Alfred Bortey, Kwabena O. Duedu, Gifty Boateng, Franklin A. Bekoe, George Hedidor, Michael Adjabeng, Nicholas T.K.D. Dayie, Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Japheth A. Opintan | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 05 January 2024 | Published: 13 August 2024

About the author(s)

Beverly Egyir, Department of Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
Alfred Bortey, Department of Bacteriology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra, Ghana
Kwabena O. Duedu, College of Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Gifty Boateng, National Public Health and Reference Lab, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu, Ghana
Franklin A. Bekoe, Disease Surveillance Unit, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
George Hedidor, World Health Organization Country Office, Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Michael Adjabeng, World Health Organization Country Office, Ghana, Accra, Ghana
Nicholas T.K.D. Dayie, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana
Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, Accra, Ghana
Japheth A. Opintan, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana

Abstract

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Keywords

antimicrobial resistance; Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response; Ghana; Africa

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