In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the global action plan to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The first objective of the plan calls for measures to improve health workers’ education and training on AMR.
- pre-service and in-service health education and training institutions
- accreditation and licensing bodies
- and health policy- and decision-making authorities
The framework is configured in a tabular matrix format, containing core and additional AMR competencies, which have been organized across four domain areas and four categories of health workers. The domain areas include:
- Foundations that build awareness of antimicrobial resistance
- Appropriate use of antimicrobial agents
- Infection prevention and control (IPC)
- Diagnostic stewardship and surveillance
The four categories of health worker groupings identify competencies that are required for: all health workers, prescribers, non-prescribers and public health officers/health services managers. This framework provides users with a reference tool to guide the analysis, framing and adaptation of locally relevant education and training materials on AMR.