World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW)- 18th to 24th November

This is an event organized every year with a theme aiming to raise awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance and promote good practices among one health stakeholders with the purpose of reducing the emergency and spread of resistant infections.

This year’s antimicrobial awareness week will be celebrated with the theme “Educate, Advocate, Act now”.

Authors: Ritah Namusoosa^1*, Hannington Katumba²

 Institutional affiliation: ¹Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program-Laboratory Leadership Program; Uganda National Institute of Public Health; Ministry of Health Kampala, Uganda; ²Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program-Field Epidemiology Training Program; Uganda National Institute of Public Health; Ministry of Health Kampala, Uganda

Correspondence *Tel: +256785842878           email: rnamusoosa@uniph.go.ug