
DRUM Consortium
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DRUM Consortium
@DRUM_consortium
MRC and DoHS funded interdisciplinary One Health research project investigating the "Drivers of Antimicrobial Resistance in Uganda and Malawi" #AMR









New paper #Integron gene cassettes harboring novel variants of d -alanine- d -alanine ligase confer high-level resistance to d -cycloserine #AMR. Huge amount of work from @ajijurrubd here from the atomic to the microbiological scales show that..1/n nature.com/articles/s4159…

Today marks an important milestone in the fight against #COVID19. Interim data show the #OxfordVaccine is 70.4% effective, & tests on two dose regimens show that it could be 90%, moving us one step closer to supplying it at low cost around the world>> bit.ly/oxford-vaccine…

Overuse of medicines in humans, livestock, & agriculture, as well as poor access to clean water, sanitation & hygiene (#WASH) – have accelerated the threat of #antimicrobialresistance worldwide. #HandleWithCare #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek2020 #WAAW bit.ly/33bRQw0



Today @DRUM_consortium & @ARCS_NIHR kickstarted the evidence-informed policymaking #EIPM training. In the 4day workshop, our facilitators will be taking policymakers through basic knowledge of EIPM & the #policymaking process, how to access, appraise, synthesize & apply #evidence

Today @DRUM_consortium & @ARCS_NIHR kickstarted the evidence-informed policymaking #EIPM training. In the 4day workshop, our facilitators will be taking policymakers through basic knowledge of EIPM & the #policymaking process, how to access, appraise, synthesize & apply #evidence







Time to refocus on #AMR? Our policy advisor @GCAGATGCAATG thinks so! We kick off #WAAW with his blog on the challenges ahead regarding antimicrobial resistance within the context of a global #pandemic. bit.ly/3lvN6se @LSTMnews




