Communication, information and knowledge exchange in the prevention of antimicrobial resistance in South Africa and worldwide: a narrative bioethical review.
Current study uses the method of narrative review and the method of bioethical analysis to evaluate the status of management antimicrobial resistance in South Africa and globally. Specific focus is placed on the evaluation of the alignment of the strategic, operational and tactical decision-making b...
| Publicado en: | Academicus no. 34; pp. 232 - 302 |
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| Formato: | Literature Review |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=195847762&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 195847762 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 20793715 BK4T jtl: Academicus issn: 20793715 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2026 iid: 34 pid: 68858 pub: Academicus artinfo: ui: 195847762 ppf: 232 ppct: 70 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 9.6MB tig: atl: Communication, information and knowledge exchange in the prevention of antimicrobial resistance in South Africa and worldwide: a narrative bioethical review. aug: au: Sharma, Samridhi Srinivas, Sunitha Maguire, Kelly Tandlich, Roman affil: Disaster Management and Ethics Research Group, Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, South Africa. Research Associate Disaster Management Division, Stenden South Africa, South Africa. su: Drug resistance in microorganisms Information sharing World Health Organization World health Health policy Face-to-face communication South Africans Health literacy Bioethics South Africa sug: subj: South Africa Drug resistance in microorganisms Information sharing World Health Organization World health Health policy Face-to-face communication South Africans Health literacy Bioethics keyword: frontline healthcare workers health threats tactical decision-making training utilitarian qubit ab: Current study uses the method of narrative review and the method of bioethical analysis to evaluate the status of management antimicrobial resistance in South Africa and globally. Specific focus is placed on the evaluation of the alignment of the strategic, operational and tactical decision-making between international, regional national and sub-national level of planning decision-making, data and information exchange, and mechanisms to minimise human suffering due to antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance is looked at as a feedback loop which results from the irrational prescribing an overuse of antimicrobial medicines by humanity, and through the lens of the utilitarian qubit. Results of the study indicate that the World Health Organisation and other international, or regional organisations stimulate collaboration and create/operationalise platforms that allow for efficient exchange of information about antimicrobial resistance. Limitations exist in the antimicrobial resistance testing and linking of prescribing and dispensing of antimicrobial agents in low- and middle-income countries. Solutions are proposed to address the gaps at the tactical level of decision-making and to deal with uncertainty antimicrobial resistance development in the future. These include of targeted training mechanisms, which are legislated at the national level of government, and which empower frontline healthcare workers. These training programmes should be supplemented by the use communicative ecology in data gathering, and information sharing. It is also important to drive behavioural rigor in prescribing, dispensing, and therapeutic uses of antimicrobial medicines in public healthcare systems. Finally, health literacy of all stakeholders should be continuously monitored in relation to antimicrobial resistance. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Literature Review src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Academicus is the property of Academicus and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Academicus holder: Academicus dt: @attributes: year: 2026 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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