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24/11/2025

24/11/2025

World AMR Awareness week, Day 7.

Antibiotic Resistance: A Serious Problem We Can't Ignore

You know how sometimes you've got a problem, but you just sweep it under the rug and hope it goes away? Like, "Ah, I'll just take some antibiotics for this cough, and I'll be fine." But here's the thing, antibiotics aren't always the answer, and we're shooting ourselves in the foot by misusing them.

We must get our act together and start using antibiotics responsibly.
- Only use them when prescribed by a doctor,
- Finish the full course of the prescribed antibiotics. Don't stop even when you feel better.
- Don't take more antibiotics than what was prescibed.

But it's not just about individual actions; we have to push for policy changes, too. Governments and healthcare systems need to invest in antimicrobial stewardship, surveillance, and research for new antibiotics and alternatives. We need to prioritize infection prevention, too – simple things like proper hygiene and vaccination can go a long way.

We need to spread the word! The more we know, the better equipped we are to tackle this problem head-on. So, let's get loud, get informed, and advocate for a future where antibiotics work when we need them to!

Are you ready to join the fight against AMR?

AMR Club, FCAH&PT, Ibadan

24/11/2025

World AMR Awareness week, Day 6.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health issue, and animals play a significant role in its development and spread. Let's have a look at the risks:

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi develop resistance to medications, making them ineffective against infections.

How Animals Contribute to AMR

1. Overuse of antibiotics in animals: Antibiotics are often used in animal farming to promote growth, prevent, and treat diseases. Using less or more than the prescribed dose of these drugs leads to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which can spread to humans through
i) animal products such as meat, dairy, and eggs.
ii) the environment: air, water, and soil polluted by animal waste
iii) direct contact: Handling infected animals or contaminated surfaces

2. Poor infection control practices: Inadequate hygiene and sanitation on animal farms, livestock markets, abattoir, and markets facilitate the spread of resistant bacteria from animals to the environment and humans.

Risks to Human Health

1. Increased risk of infections: Resistant bacteria from animals can cause life-threatening infections in humans.

2. Reduced antibiotic effectiveness: Overuse of antibiotics in animals and failure to observe withdrawal period can accelerate AMR, reducing the effectiveness of antibiotics in humans who consume products from affected animals.

3. Economic burden: AMR is estimated to cost the global economy billions of dollars annually. More money is required for the few available effective medications.

Prevention Strategies

1. Responsible antibiotic use in animals: Use antibiotics only when necessary, and follow veterinary guidance.
2. Improved infection control : Implement strict hygiene and sanitation practices on animal farms and markets.
3. Vaccination and alternative therapies: Vaccinate animals and explore alternative methods to promote animal health and reduce the need for antibiotics.
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AMR Club FCAH&PT, Ibadan

22/11/2025

World AMR Awareness week, Day 5

Contributions of Laboratories to the prevention of AMR

‎Laboratories can contribute to reducing the risk of antimicrobial resistance through:
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‎1. Accurate laboratory testing
- Standard protocols for the dectection of microbes, Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing and other analyses should be strictly adhered to. This will aid accurate results, which will help clinicians and farmers treat infections with the most effective antibiotic, thereby contributing to the prevention of antimicrobial resistance.
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‎2. Hygiene
- Wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment.
- Washing of hands frequently
- Sterilizing tools and instruments

3. Keeping detailed and accurate records of all samples received, analysis run, and results released. This can help with disease traceback, epidemiological surveys, and informing targeted public health interventions.

‎4. Proper waste disposal
Laboratory wastes should be appropriately sorted and properly disposed of.

5. Healthcare for laboratory workers
- Laboratory workers should receive vaccination against common diseases in their areas and maintain healthy lifestyle such as eating healthy diets, staying hydrated, exercising, and having adequate sleep

‎6. Capacity building
Laboratory workers should be trained and empowered regularly to acquire knowledge and skills on modern techniques and trends in microbial identification and AMR




AMR Club, FCAH&PT, Ibadan.

21/11/2025

World AMR Awareness week Day 4
Prevention of AMR on Farms

‎Antimicrobial resistance occurs when microbes such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites withstand the actions of medications or antimicrobals capable of destroying them.

Farms are prone to the growth of microbes, including resistant ones. Various materials such as feed, blood, f***s, urine and other biological wastes can serve as media for microbial growth.

‎Some key ways to prevent antimicrobial resistance on farms are:
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‎1) Maintaining proper hygiene and strengthening biosecurity measures:
- The use of dips for vehicles, personnel, and visitors to prevent the introduction of germs.
- Regular washing of hands, tools, and wears
- Adhering to appropriate dressing. The use of Personel Protective Equipment by farm workers should be encouraged
- Adhering to appropriate animal vaccination programs to prevent diseases.
- Avoiding cross-contamination between pens. Workers should be designated to specific pens and avoid moving from pen to pen.
- Keeping farm environment clean. Always practise safe and proper waste disposal to prevent flies, rodents, and birds that can spread pathogens

2) Proper housing
Construct and regularly maintain animal pens/ barns to prevent the entry of insect vectors, rodents, reptiles, and birds. Many of these introduce germs to animals, feed, and water on farms.

3) Hygienic feed preparation and proper feed and water handling
- Prepare animal feed with high-quality ingredients
- Store animal feed in a dry place to avoid microbial growth
- Store water in covered tanks and containers
- Handle feed and water with clean hands and keep all feeding and watering containers clean
- Avoid mixing antibiotics with animal feed or water routinely

4) Quarantine and regular monitoring of animals
- Newly purchased animals should be quarantined before mixing them with the old stock on the farm
- Animals should be checked regularly for signs of diseases
- Sick animals should be isolated from healthy ones promptly

5) Prompt and appropriate treatment of sick animals.
- Testing of sick animals should be done before treatment. For instance, conducting antibiotic susceptibility test after bacterial isolation from animal samples helps to identify the best antibiotics to treat sick animals. This prevents antimicrobial resistance.
- Adhere to treatment protocol. Never underuse or overuse drugs
- Dispose drug leftovers and bottles properly

AMR Club, FCAH&PT, Ibadan.

20/11/2025

World AMR Awareness week Day 3
Environmental sanitation plays an important role in preventing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). When the environment is dirty, it encourages harmful microorganisms to thrive in water, soil, air, and on wastes. These microorganisms, some of which have developed resistance, spread rapidly within communities.
Therefore, maintaining clean surroundings helps break this cycle. Proper waste disposal, safe water supply, and regular cleaning of homes, markets, and public spaces such as schools and offices reduce the presence of harmful microbes. Also, good hygiene practices such as regular washing of hands, proper food handling, and keeping toilets clean further limit the spread of infections, reducing the need for antibiotics. When the use of antibiotics reduces, then the risk of resistance development reduces.
As we improve in proper sanitation and proper waste management, we can create healthier environments that slow down the spread of resistant germs. Hence, strong environmental sanitation is a key strategy for protecting public health and safeguarding the effectiveness of antibiotics for future generations.

19/11/2025

World AMR Awareness week Day 2

The issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is becoming increasingly alarming.

I vividly remember working on my final year project titled “Screening of Antibiotic Residues in African Catfish (_Clarias gariepinus_)”, which involved sampling from selected markets across the Ibadan metropolis.

From the results and conclusions drawn, it was clear that a significant number of the catfish sold in these markets contained high levels of antibiotic residues — some of which were from drugs already banned for use.

This is a wake-up call.

Let’s be more cautious in our use of antimicrobials, and more intentional about the sources of the food we consume. AMR doesn't just affect animals — it threatens human and environmental health too.