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An African One Health network for antimicrobial resistance and neglected tropical diseases

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International health and development projects have commonly included the transfer of knowledge and research capacities from countries in the global north to the those in the global south. However, local capacity, self-sufficiency and autonomy have not always been fostered in such knowledge and development transfers1. Disease prevention and management for antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — a major global health threat — and for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) remain a challenge across sub-Saharan Africa, the region with the highest prevalence of AMR globally2.

To best understand and tackle AMR, it is necessary to trace the linkages between human, animal, and environmental factors that contribute to AMR transmission via a One Health approach3. The African One Health Network for Disease Prevention (ADAPT) seeks to build the capacity for improved, sustainable, locally led management of AMR and NTDs (particularly helminthic infections), as well as for the stewardship of antimicrobials, across seven sub-Saharan African countries (Uganda, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Sudan) in partnership with state, local, and regional stakeholders. This mission of the ADAPT network is aligned with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (ref. 4) and the quadripartite One Health joint plan of action (2022‒2026)5.

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  1. Institute of Animal Hygiene and Veterinary Public Health, Leipzig University (ULEI), Leipzig, Germany

    Ahmed Abd El Wahed & Uwe Truyen

  2. College of Health Sciences (MAK-CHS), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

    Paul Kadetz, Henry Kajumbula & Damalie Nakanjako

  3. Institute for Global Health and Development, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK

    Paul Kadetz

  4. College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity (MAK-COVAB), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

    Julius Boniface Okuni

  5. Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), University Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal

    Yakhya Dieye

  6. Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

    Michael Frimpong

  7. Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

    George Olusegun Ademowo

  8. Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Sheila Makiala-Mandanda

  9. Centre for Innovative Drug Development & Therapeutic Trials for Africa (CDT-Africa), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel

  10. Institute for Studies and Promotion of Animal Exports, University of Khartoum (UofK), Khartoum, Sudan

    Kamal Hassan Eltom

  11. African Forum for Research and Education in Health, Kumasi, Ghana

    Georgina Yeboah

  12. The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany

    Annemarie Käsbohrer

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Abd El Wahed, A., Kadetz, P., Okuni, J.B. et al. An African One Health network for antimicrobial resistance and neglected tropical diseases. Nat Med 30, 10–11 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02666-0

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