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Infections resistant to antibiotics are a global health challenge affecting us all, including Wales, the UK and Africa.
What can we do to reduce the risks?
Hear from leaders in the field at the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) who are contributing to tackling this issue through their award winning Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) Programme.
They will talk about how CwPAMS is supporting the implementation of national antimicrobial resistance (AMR) action plans and helping health facilities in Africa to:
Hear from leading experts dealing with this situation through the Commonwealth Partnerships in Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme.
MPharm PGDipClinPharm FFRPS FRPharmS, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association.
Victoria was appointed as the first CEO of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association in 2016. Her dedication has significantly increased the charity’s footprint and work streams, supporting better access to and use of medicines in lower resource settings, including pioneering the highly commended Commonwealth Partnerships in Antimicrobial Stewardship programme. She has led advocacy for the profession in numerous high-level policy forums, including as the civil society representative on the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Health. Prior to this Victoria led both service and workforce development through international collaborations in flagship hospitals in London and Singapore, developing an extensive global practice portfolio.
Public Health Practitioner and AMR Programme Manager at the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association.
Maxencia Nabiryo is a public health practitioner with extensive experience in managing and implementing health intervention programmes globally, fostering policy change to improve health outcomes. She is currently a Programme Manager at the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA), coordinating the technical delivery of the multi-award winning Fleming Funded Commonwealth Partnership for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS ) programme across eight African countries. Still under the CPA, she worked as Project Manager on another AMR programme (SPARC), where she facilitated generation and use of antimicrobial use data to improve prescribing practices in Africa and Asia.
Former Chief Medical Officer for Wales and former Chair of the Wales and Africa Health Links Network.
Dr Jewell’s professional career started as a clinical medical student in East London and then a GP principal for 10 years. During this time he formed a group practice and designed and built a teaching, research and service based health centre in Chrisp Street E14. This remains a thriving centre today. He then trained in public health in East Anglia becoming a Director of Public Health in Peterborough, Cambridge and then Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA, and served as President of the UK Association of Directors of Public Health for 4 years.
Dr Jewell eventually was appointed to the role of Chief Medical Officer of Wales before retiring in 2012. During this time the Welsh Government abolished the internal market, created Public Health Wales and adopted the Our Healthy Future strategy designed to improve health and reduce inequalities in Wales.
In retirement, Dr Jewell served as the Chair of the Wales and Africa Health Links Network, which merged with THET this year to form Global Health Partnerships Cymru.
This training will take participants through the essential Safeguarding practices and requirements for organisations working in global solidarity with partners in Africa.
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