ARRIVe PROJECT
This interdisciplinary project aims to tackle the pressing issue of neonatal infections in Tanzania, where antimicrobials are frequently used to combat high infant mortality rates. The project proposes the co-development, implementation, and evaluation of an AMR Information Toolkit across six wards in two hospitals in support of the national policy “Tanzanian National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2023–2028”.
Aims
By integrating social science, clinical, and microbiological data, the project
aims to co-design effective strategies for reducing infection transmission and
associated neonatal deaths in the two hospitals by making “invisible bugs”
visible for specific responsive actions.
Research Questions
- How can microbiological data around the transmission of HAIs amongst neonates be ethically made visible to mothers to reduce disease transmission?
- How can routine hospital AMR surveillance data be ethically made visible to healthcare providers to improve IPC and AMS practices within and across hospital tiers?
- How can ward-specific data be effectively communicated to hospital managers and policymakers to inform hospital- and nationwide policy change?
The ARRIVe Project is funded by the British Academy – ODA Challenge Oriented Research Grants 2024 and is implemented in collaboration with the University of Glasgow.
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