CwPAMS 2 Programme (2022 – 2025)

Meet our new partnerships in the UK and eight African countries

The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) and The Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) are pleased to announce the second round of grants for the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship – CwPAMS 2

Meet the CwPAMS 2 Grantees

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Funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care’s Fleming Fund the programme will run from April 2023 through to December 2024.

This next phase of the programme aims to develop new partnerships, as well as building on the success of established partners, encouraging sustainability and sharing of best practices through the development of in-country centres of excellence. Projects will be carried out between the UK, operating across Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

CwPAMS 2 projects will focus on:

Improving antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), including surveillance
Building antimicrobial pharmacy expertise and capacity
Enhancing infection prevention and control (IPC)
Improving the use of clinical microbiology and antimicrobial prescribing data to inform clinical decisions
Enhancing the detection and reporting of substandard and falsified antimicrobial medicines 
Supporting community pharmacy

Background

Since 2018, CwPAMS grants have focused on improving AMS, developing pharmacy expertise and capacity, and supporting IPC initiatives. The programme aims to leverage the expertise of UK health institutions and technical experts to strengthen the capacity of the health workforce and institutions in Commonwealth countries, supporting them to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenges, a leading public health threat across the world, as well as creating opportunities for bidirectional learning.

CwPAMS is funded by the UK Department of Health and Social Care’s Fleming Fund. The Fleming Fund is a UK aid programme supporting up to 25 countries across Africa and Asia to tackle AMR. The Fleming Fund invests in strengthening surveillance systems through a portfolio of country grants, regional grants and fellowships managed by Mott MacDonald and global projects managed by partners.

CwPAMS has celebrated a vast number of achievements. Learn more about its most recent successes which were demonstrated through a Sharing and Learning event held in 2022 here.

Watch the Sharing and Learning webinar which showcased the CwPAMS 1.5 achievements