Theme 2: Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance from A One Health Approach

The environmental Dimension of Antimicrobial Resistance

By Mr. Herman Mwanja

In this session we are introduced to the different facets of Antimicrobial resistance in environmental health, particularly the drivers of AMR in the environment, how AMR spreads in the environment, implications of AMR in the environment, the need for a one health approach in curbing AMR in the environment and the role of environmental experts in curbing AMR in the environment.

  • Intersection between AMR and the environment (2:01)
  • Drivers of AMR in the environment (3:29)
  • Interlinkages from AMR across the human, animal and environmental interface (9:37)
  • Spread of AMR in the environment (19:40)
  • Implication of AMR in the environment (21:17)
  • Curbing AMR in the environment (26:45)
  • Role of environmental experts in curbing AMR in the environment (28:11)