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Empowering the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

OUR FOUNDATION

Vision. Mission. Values.

Advancing One Health solutions against antimicrobial resistance across Africa.

PURPOSE

Vision

To be a leading hub of excellence in Africa for AMR research, surveillance, innovation, and policy translation, driving One Health solutions that safeguard public health, improve treatment outcomes, and strengthen global health security.

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ACTION

Mission

To champion AMR surveillance/investigations and related activities in Africa through interdisciplinary research, innovation, and strategic collaborative partnerships.

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Research
Inter-disciplinary
Innovation
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Partners
Africa-wide
PRINCIPLES

Values

Team Work
Cross-disciplinary collaboration
Excellence
High standards in all we do
Consistency
Reliable, reproducible outputs
Respect
People, communities, data stewardship
✦ Our Programs

Four pillars of our work

Research, training, engagement, and innovation — connecting surveillance data to decisions across health systems in Ghana and beyond.

Research & Surveillance

AMR surveillance across networks and sentinel sites throughout Africa.

Training & Capacity Building

Developing the next generation of AMR scientists across the region.

Community Engagement

Direct collaboration with health facilities and sentinel sites.

Innovations

Data systems and diagnostics built for real field deployment.

The People Behind The Work

Meet Our Team

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Beverly Lead
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Mckeown Data Management
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Felicia Microbiology
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Justice Microbiology
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Christian Bioinformatics
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Grebstad Sequencing
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William Bioinformatics
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Gabriella Sequencing
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Agnes Microbiology
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Abigail Microbiology
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Salamatu Microbiology
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Angela Microbiology
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Maa Lankai Sequencing
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Jeanette Microbiology
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Quaneeta Sequencing
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Blessing Microbiology
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Rhodalyn Microbiology
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Alfred Data Management
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Sharon Microbiology
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Daniel Microbiology
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Benjamin Microbiology

Events & Calendar

Explore our upcoming webinars, trainings, and flagship learning opportunities in AMR.

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Spotting Superbugs webinar flyer

Webinar

Spotting Superbugs: Laboratory Detection of Critical AMR Phenotypes

A webinar focused on the laboratory detection of critical AMR phenotypes including MRSA, ESBLs, VRE and related priority resistance patterns.

  • 17 April 2026
  • Microsoft Teams
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM GMT · Virtual
Completed No recap available
AMR EDGE course registration flyer

Course

AMR EDGE Course 2026

A professional training programme covering bacterial identification and AST, fungal identification and AFT, DNA extraction and sequencing, bioinformatics, AMR data management, visualization, and AMR leadership.

  • Registration currently open
  • Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Accra
  • Five days per module · In-person with theory and practical sessions
Completed No recap available
Do's and Don'ts webinar flyer

Webinar

Do's & Don'ts of Bacteria Identification, DNA Extraction, Sequencing and Sequence Analysis

A past webinar covering key practical considerations in bacteria identification, DNA extraction, sequencing, and sequence analysis.

  • 27 February 2026
  • Virtual Event
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM GMT · Online

Partners

We partner with the world's most innovative organizations.

SeqAfrica
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Fleming Fund
Mott Macdonald
DTU
SSI
JICA
ASLM
African Union
CFHSS
Dakar
NICD
University of Dundee
University of Ibadan
SeqAfrica
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Fleming Fund
Mott Macdonald
DTU
SSI
JICA
ASLM
African Union
CFHSS
Dakar
NICD
University of Dundee
University of Ibadan

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