Point Prevalence Survey and Antibiogram Training Exercise

Point Prevalence Survey and Antibiogram Training Exercise The AMRNCC with funding from the Eastern, Southern and Central Africa (ESCA) recently conducted a training on the implementation of Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) and the development of Antibiograms. This training involved 5 participants from 7 health facilities each namely; Mangochi District Hospital, Mzimba District Hospital, Malamulo Hospital, Mzuzu Central […]

Cholera cases continue to rise

Cholera cases continue to rise.  Two hundred and sixty five (265) cumulative cases have been reported as of 15 January 2018 across the country with the highest number coming from Karonga at 196 cases. Other districts affected include Kasungu-1, Dowa-4, Nkhatabay-18, Lilongwe- 37, and Salima-9. However, new cases for the past five days have only […]

9 pathogens showing resistance to commonly used antibiotics

As part of its core duties, the National Micro-Reference Laboratory does a routine check on antibacterial resitance of various pathogens. In the first half of this year, the lab has reported that 9 pathogens are showing very high resistance to commonly used antibiotics. The pathogens include Methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA), Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia […]