Hello colleagues,
The biggest challenge related to AMR & inappropriate AMU in Africa is; in my own opinion countries in Africa share almost same style of practicing farming especially the small scale farmers market,
The technocrats usually are not there to communicate to communities that ate in the farming groups so as to sensitize on the correct use of antibiotics instead untrained personnel are employed to serve the community on the use of antibiotics they don't advise on the proper usage of the drugs.
The other challenge is that most products are in languages that the locals may not be able to understand they will use it indiscriminately like the way oxytetracyclin is being used no one take time to go and monitor its use.
The other challenge antibiotics are sold on counter without prescription hence no professional takes it up to educate on the abuse of antibiotics.
Communication challenge in AMR & AMU in Africa is that since the marketing democracy every person understands the use of antibiotics in his or her own way. It has become difficult to communicate to the society on the prudence use of antibiotics.
Since this has a long term effect on human health, animal health as well as plant health people tend to ignore advises rendered on the danger of abuse of antibiotics.
Therefore one health approach needs to be adopted to overcome this communication challenge on AMR & AMU.
Regards
James
(From Zambia)
Sr. James Sakala Siamate