Murang’a County Departments of Health, Agriculture, and Environment in collaboration with key stakeholders have launched and disseminated the updated and costed County Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee (CASIC) Work plan for 2024-2026. This comprehensive “One Health” approach launched sets out targeted actions to advance the county’s strategic goals in combating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Speaking during the launch, Dr Loise Kariuki, a clinical pharmacist and an AMR vocal person in the county, explained that AMR occurs when medicines such as antibiotics that are used to treat infections stop working as well as they used to. She said the CASIC work plan provides a common framework for action by all stakeholders from the different departments, in managing and implementing appropriate AMR control activities. “AMR occurs due to overuse or misuse of antibiotics such
