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ZASPARS Launch

At the yearly ReAct Africa Conference hosted in Zambia from 25th -27th July 2022, the Director General of the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) Professor Roma Chilengi, launched the Zambia Strategic Program for Antimicrobial Stewardship (ZASPARS). The program is an adaptation of the Swedish strategic programme against antibiotic resistance (STRAMA) which has led to a significant reduction of the inappropriate use of antibiotics in Sweden since its introduction in 1995.

Professor Roma Chilengi, Director General of the Zambia National Public Health Institute and Dr. Mirfin Mpundu, Director ReAct Africa, at the launch of the new stewardship programme in Zambia. Photo: Kalichi Pictures.