Integrative Digital Tools to Strengthen Data Management for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in the “One Health” Domain in Nepal
Open Access
- 25 May 2023
- journal article
- project report
- Published by MDPI AG in Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
- Vol. 8 (6), 291
- https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8060291
Abstract
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasing and represents one of the greatest public health challenges of our time, accounting for considerable morbidity and mortality globally. A “One Health” surveillance strategy, which integrates data concerning the resistant organisms circulating in humans, animals, and the environment, is required to monitor this issue and enable effective interventions. The timely collection, processing, analysis, and reporting of AMR surveillance data are necessary for the effective delivery of the information generated from such surveillance. Nepal has greatly improved its surveillance activities through a network of human and animal health laboratories; however, the data reported by sentinel laboratories are often inconsistent, incomplete, and delayed, causing challenges in terms of data cleaning, standardization, and visualization on a national level. To overcome these issues, innovative methods and procedures have been adopted in Nepal, with the development and customization of digital tools that reduce the human time and effort spent on data cleaning and standardization, with concomitant improvements in the accuracy of data. These standardized data can be uploaded to the district health information system 2 (DHIS2) One Health AMR surveillance portal, enabling the generation of reports that will help decision-makers and policy planners to combat the global problem of AMR.Keywords
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