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National antimicrobial resistance AMR surveillance systems capacity

The national surveillance system structure is monitored according to the number of surveillance sites and local laboratories that perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and report AMR data to GLASS.

 

There are 3 core components of a national AMR surveillance system:

  • a national coordinating centre
  • at least one national reference laboratory and
  • one or more surveillance sites.

 The data gathered at the surveillance sites flows through the national coordinating centre to GLASS.

 


National Coordinating Centre

establishes and oversees the national surveillance programme, gathers national AMR data and communicates with GLASS via a national focal point

National Reference Laboratory

promotes good laboratory practices and supports laboratories in the national surveillance system

Surveillance Site

collects basic demographic, clinical, epidemiological and microbiological information from patients
Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) Report: 2021
Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS)

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Surveillance, Prevention and Control
The Surveillance, Prevention and Control (SPC) Department coordinates technical work on surveillance of AMR and antimicrobial consumption, building capacity to control AMR, and monitoring country progress on national action plan implementation.
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