Antimicrobials as cornerstones and quick fixes Zimbabwean in healthcare and society: Health practitioners´ critical reflections on two stories of antimicrobial use as part of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) education.

ABSTRACT: Antimicrobials are often presented as key for the sustainability of healthcare as these pharmaceuticals are viewed as critical resources for much of modern medicine. Communicable diseases are a major contributing factor to morbidity and mortality in developing countries. The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) thus poses a significant challenge to global public health towards controlling these diseases and the SDG 3 Good health and well-being promoting calls for shared responsibility in preserving antimicrobials. This paper aims to explore health practitioners' understandings of the role of antimicrobials in healthcare and society and how this could inform antimicrobial resistance (AMR) education. Using a qualitative participatory research methodology, two participatory research wo

SUBMITTER: Mickelsson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12233256 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature