Antibiotic Guardian

Winner of two Antibiotic Guardian Awards

Become an Antibiotic Guardian

The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, in collaboration with our member organizations, has been working to increase awareness of AMR since July 2016 by widely publicizing through our networks the Antibiotic Guardian initiative that started in England to encourage people to commit to better use of antimicrobials.

Antibiotic Guardian Pledges are grounded in the behavior change theory, acting as a driver to improve behaviors around antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic use. Antibiotic Guardian encourages everyone to do something, whether we are healthcare professionals who can think twice before prescribing antibiotics, patients who can ensure that they take medicines correctly or members of the public that will commit to hand hygiene. It also invites animal health professionals like veterinarians and farmers to commit to responsible sue of antibiotics.

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Become an Antibiotic Guardian by choosing a pledge to use antibiotics responsibly so we can preserve these lifesaving medicines.

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Antibiotic Guardian Award Winners

The success of the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) programme was recognised at the 2020 Antibiotic Guardian Awards, winning in the Multi-Country Collaboration Category whilst one of our CwPAMS programmes was awarded for an infection control intitiative.

Multi-Country Collaboration: The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) and Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET)

Infection Prevention and Control: Makerere University School of Public Health

Additional CwPAMS shortlisted projects:

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with the University of Health and Allied Sciences and Ho Teaching Hospital enhancing pharmacists’ role to support the delivery of antimicrobial stewardship programmes in the Ho teaching hospital.
Makerere University School of Public Health with their multidisciplinary project on Strengthening Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) in Wakiso district, Uganda.
Gulu-Manchester link with their project to improve antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) practices and awareness of AMS in Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH) and St Marys Hospital Lacor (SML).
Healthcare Improvement Scotland with their partnership with lead pharmacists in Ghana Police Hospital (GPH), Accra, and Keta Municipal Hospital (KMH), Volta Region, to support the development of antimicrobial stewardship.
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals, University Teaching Hospital – Lusaka, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Zambia, University of Brighton, the University of Sussex with their project to improve AMS and infection prevention and control at University Teaching Hospitals, Lusaka, Zambia (UTH).