One Health and Development Initiative (OHDI) celebrates the official launch of Nigeria’s “One Health Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan 2.0” (NAP AMR 2.0), covering 2024 to 2028. Through the contributions of our Founder, Dr Kikiope Oluwarore and Program Officers, Damilola Adesuyi and Dr Abdullah Al-Awal, alongside other experts from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), One Health Trust, World Health Organisation, the One Health Ministries, and academic institutions, we played a significant role in the development of the AMR situational analysis and the NAP AMR 2.0. The Situational Analysis provided key recommendations based on insights and progress in the implementation of the NAP AMR 1.0 and laid the foundation for the creation of the second Action Plan on AMR.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) poses a severe threat to global health as microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and fungi evolve, becoming resistant to treatments that once effectively controlled them. This makes infections more difficult, or even impossible, to treat. The WHO identifies AMR as one of the leading public health challenges, contributing to nearly 4.95 million deaths in 2019 alone. As drug-resistant infections spread, they undermine medical progress, endangering lives, food security, and livelihoods worldwide, with far-reaching consequences for human and animal health.
The NAP AMR 2.0 is designed to tackle AMR through a holistic One Health approach, addressing human, animal, and environmental health. Its six strategic objectives include:
- Strengthening leadership, collaboration, coordination, and AMR governance structures at national and subnational levels
- Improving antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness, education, understanding, and behaviour change among all relevant stakeholders
- Strengthening One Health AMR surveillance systems and operational research for evidence-based decision-making
- Improving implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC) programmes, biosecurity, and vaccination uptake, including access to WASH across the One Health sectors
- Improving access to quality antimicrobials and optimise their use across One Health sectors
- Building knowledge and capacity of relevant stakeholders to improve local innovations, research and development in antimicrobials, diagnostics, and vaccines
This document provides a comprehensive framework to guide Nigeria’s One Health approach to AMR management, building on the lessons learned from NAP 1.0 (2017-2022). We encourage all stakeholders to engage with these policy documents and contribute to the ongoing national efforts to combat AMR. Through collaborative action and commitment, we can mitigate the threat of AMR and safeguard public health, food security, and ecosystems.
Find the documents below.
