Progress made in digitalizing antimicrobial resistance surveillance in a One Health approach in Kenya

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ID22073792
AuthorsVeronicah Chuchu (0000-0002-4584-9708, FIND, corresponding author), Veronicah M Chuchu, Joseph Njung’e, Joseph Njung'e (FIND), Bridgit Muasa (Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries), Muchira Gathira (Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries), Geoffrey Olela (FIND), Kinuthia S Bubi (FIND), Justus Ashaba (0000-0003-4477-879X, FIND), Susan Githii (0000-0002-3677-4441, Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries), Romona Ndanyi (Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries), Emmanuel Tanui (0000-0001-5214-7395, Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries), John Irungu Irungu (Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries), Allan Azegele (Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries), Rigveda Kadam (0000-0002-2299-5630, FIND), Cecilia Ferreyra (0000-0001-5480-7940, FIND)
Year2024
Volume12
Pages1411962-1411962
Publication date2024-09-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
PublisherFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2024.1411962
PMID39435404
OpenAlexW4403003947
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global public health, affecting human and animal health, agriculture, food safety, and the environment. The control of AMR is often challenging, particularly when data are scanty or siloed in individual sectors. To develop evidence-based control policies for AMR, an electronic information system that integrates AMR data from various sectors, in a One Health approach, is critical. Methodology: Acknowledging the interconnectedness of AMR in humans, animals, and the environment and the need to assess the AMR burden using a One Health approach, Kenya's National Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee (NASIC), with support from FIND, integrated human and animal health AMR data at the national AMR data repository and developed the One Health AMR Surveillance System (OHAMRS). The OHAMRS comprises two core digital components: interoperability middleware for integrating data from various sources and a DHIS2 web portal for the analysis and visualization of AMR surveillance data from the human and animal health sectors. These components are scalable for future inclusion of data from other One Health sectors, e.g., the environment, food/feed, and aquaculture sectors. Results: The OHAMRS has 42 dashboards that facilitate the presentation, interpretation, and dissemination of actionable information relating to AMR, including 17 dashboards for human and animal health priority pathogens and 8 for drug-resistance indicators. The priority pathogen dashboards provide visualization of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, resistance and susceptibility trends, resistance tables, and geospatial susceptibility maps. Other dashboards include surveillance sites and specimen reports, data completeness, data reconciliation, sample testing workload, a One Health intersectoral dashboard, and other reporting tools for diverse stakeholders. Discussion: Digitalizing AMR surveillance through a One Health lens is pivotal to understand AMR prevalence and patterns across various sectors. The OHAMRS provides comprehensive data analysis and presentation, informing policymaking on AMR control. Digital tools such as the OHAMRS are vital in facilitating the availability of data and actionable information on AMR required to address the AMR crisis in Kenya

Antibiotic resistance · Antibiotics · Biology · Data science · Environmental health · Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria · Antibiotic Use and Resistance · Computer Science · Medicine · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts · Microbiology

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