Overview

As of 2021, fewer than 40% of Africa Union member states had published guidelines with recommendations for treating specific diseases, syndromes, and pathogens. Recommendations for antimicrobial treatment varied drastically and had apparently been developed without adequate data. One Health Trust researchers and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) convened an interdisciplinary panel of infectious disease clinicians and public health experts from across Africa Union member states to develop the first edition of the African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes.

Partners

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

Funding from Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) 

Doctor Prescribing in Africa

Publications

  • Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. (2021). African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes- First Edition. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Available here.
  • Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. (2021).
  • African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes, Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Adult Patients: Quick Reference Booklet. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Available here.
  • Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. (2021). African Antibiotic Treatment Guidelines for Common Bacterial Infections and Syndromes, Recommended Antibiotic Treatments in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients: Quick Reference Booklet. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Available here.
  • Craig, J., Frost, I., Sriram, A., Nuttall, J., Kapoor, G., Alimi, Y. & Varma, JK. (2021). Development of the first edition of African treatment guidelines for common bacterial infections and syndromes Journal of Public Health in Africa; 12:2009. Available here.
  • Craig, J., Hiban, K., Frost, I., Kapoor, G., Alimi, Y. & Varma, JK. (2021). Comparison of national antimicrobial treatment guidelines, African Union. WHO Bulletin. Available here.