Zimbabwe: Professional Fellowship

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The Professional Fellowship scheme aims to support the professional development of key practitioners in Fleming Fund countries, in both human health and animal health sectors, who play an important role in implementing AMR and AMU surveillance. The scheme will provide training, coaching and mentoring to improve fellows' skills and leadership capacity in gathering quality AMR diagnostic data, AMR and AMU data collection and management, analysis and use of surveillance results.

Host Institution:

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Total number of Fellows:

3

Duration:

Oct 2018 - Oct 2021

Value:

£450,000

Beneficiary Institutions & Fellowships:

AMR Laboratory Fellowship – Human Health, National Microbiology Reference Laboratory, Ministry of Health and Child Care

• To train the Fellow in laboratory diagnosis, data recording and interpretation, and laboratory systems which are appropriate to the AMR surveillance system in Zimbabwe
• To train and support the Fellow in the maintenance and use of biorepositories in reference and surveillance laboratories
• To train the Fellow in improved quality control in the laboratory, including supporting training and mentoring activities for others in the surveillance system

AMU/C Surveillance Fellowship – Human Health, Directorate of Pharmacy Services, Ministry of Health and Child Care

• To provide training that will strengthen the Fellow’s ability to support AMU/AMC surveillance in MoHCC and produce evidence of AMU practices in healthcare settings and communities
• To provide the skills required to design AMU surveillance and analyse data and results to inform poli-cies or actions in Zimbabwe, which reduce the overuse of antibiotics
• To contribute to the sustainability of AMU surveillance in Zimbabwe by acquiring skills in training and implementing training programmes

AMR Laboratory Fellowship – Animal Health, Central Veterinary Laboratory

• To train the Fellow in laboratory diagnosis, data recording and interpretation, and laboratory systems which are appropriate to the AMR surveillance system in Zimbabwe
• To train and support the Fellow in the maintenance and use of biorepositories in reference and surveillance laboratories
• To train the Fellow in improved quality control in the laboratory, including supporting training and mentoring activities for others in the surveillance system
• Train the Fellow in stock management and maintenance to ensure reliable supply of reagents and consumables