The AWaRe1 Project aims to:
- Develop and test a new framework for how antibiotics are prescribed and used in primary care settings (AWaRe1 – WS1 Surveillance)
- Establish and evaluate a localised educational tool for healthcare providers, helping them prescribe antibiotics more effectively, based on the WHO AWaRe system (AWaRe1 – WS2 Education)
- Conduct a practical clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of this intervention in reducing the misuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics (AWaRe1 – WS3 Trial)
By educating healthcare providers and implementing a structured antimicrobial stewardship programme, the trial seeks to significantly reduce inappropriate prescriptions of broad-spectrum antibiotics, thereby lowering the risk of antibiotic resistance. This approach not only aims to improve health outcomes but also to establish sustainable practices that can be adopted in similar settings worldwide.
Professor Mike Sharland
(Chief Investigator & Co-Chief Investigator WS3)
Centre for Neonatal and Paediatric Infection (CNPI), Institute for Infection and Immunity
City St George’s, University of London (CSG)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dr Nga Thi Thuy Do
(Co-Chief Investigator WS1)
Centre for Tropical Medicine
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU)
🇻🇳 Vietnam
Dr Koen Pouwels
(Co-Chief Investigator WS1)
Nuffield Department of Population Health (NPH)
University of Oxford
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dr Ruth Cornick
(Co-Chief Investigator WS2)
Knowledge Translation Unit (KTU)
University of Cape Town (UCT)
🇿🇦 South Africa
Professor Max Bachmann
(Co-Chief Investigator WS3)
Norwich Medical School
University of East Anglia (UEA)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Dr Wasif Ali Khan
(Principal Investigator)
Infectious Diseases Division
International Centre for Diarrheal disease Research of Bangladesh (icddr, b)
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Joseph Acolatse
(Principal Investigator)
Research Monitoring and Evaluation Unit
Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
🇬🇭 Ghana
Professor Siswanto Wilopo
(Principal Investigator)
Department of Public Health
Universitas Gadjah Mada
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya
(Principal Investigator)
Community Health & Primary Health Care
Lagos State University, College of Medicine (LASUCOM)
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Prof Tran Khanh Toan
(Principal Investigator)
Associate Professor
Family Medicine Department
Hanoi Medical University
🇻🇳 Vietnam
