Pfizer India and Americares India Foundation today announce a partnership with the Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) to make TNAI a knowledge, outreach, and certification partner for the OPEN-AMR (Online Platform for Education among Nurses on AMR) programme.
This programme is a web-based learning platform to educate nurses on anti-microbial resistance (AMR), which is one of the world’s top 10 global public health threats, according to the World Health Organization.
OPEN-AMR was launch in June 2022 in partnership with along with Americares India Foundation, a health-focus relief and development organization.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microbes, such as bacteria and viruses, begin to resist the effects of the drugs used against them and become increasingly difficult to treat.
AMR poses a significant public health threat.
At least 700,000 lives per year worldwide are lost to unsuccessfully treated bacterial infections, and this number is project to increase to 10 million per year by 2050.
Improper or irrational use of antibiotics is one of the leading causes of AMR, and healthcare professionals can play a significant role in addressing it.
The OPEN-AMR courses focus on Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices along with Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices (AMSP), which can equip nurses with the knowledge and expertise to help combat AMR.
Speaking on the importance of this partnership, Sharad Goswami, Senior Director, Emerging Markets Policy & Public Affairs, Pfizer India, said :
Commenting on the partnership, Dr Roy K George, National President from TNAI said :
Shripad Desai, Senior Director-Asia and Eurasia Programs, Americares India Foundation Said :
Since its launch, the OPEN-AMR programme has facilitated easy access to a plethora of courses on Antimicrobial Resistance across hospitals free of cost, in a variety of regional languages including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Marathi.
Across the country, close to 2,000 nurses have been enroll on the OPEN-AMR platform, and the current partnership with TNAI will expand the scope of this programme to reach a wider audience.