By Laide Akinboade, Abuja

Experts in the health sector on Tuesday revealed that Nigeria will need N62, 262, 379, 066 .00, (over N62b), for Antimicrobial Resistant (AMR), Five-year National Action Plans.

They said Nigeria’s National Action Plan for AMR, is a strategic plan to reduce the spread of AMR.

The National Action Plan (NAP 2.0), 2024 -2028 was launched in October 2024.

National Veterinary Research Institute, VRI, Vom, Jos, Dr. Sati Ngulukun stated that it was imperative for the Federal Government, FG, to increase surveillance, create more awareness, educate, and help nature behavioural change on AMR.

According to Dr. Sati, “World Health Organisation, WHO, cost and budgeting tool for AMR, National Action Plans. All sub activities were coated across six strategic objectives. Total cost is N62, 262, 379, 066.00.

“The main objectives of the 5 year plans include, to strengthen leadership, collaboration and AMR governance structure at national and subnational levels. Improve antimicrobial, AMR, awareness, education, understanding and behaviour change, among all stakeholders.

“Strengthen ‘One health AMR surveillance operation research to improve the evidence based. Improve implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC), Program biosecurity and vaccination uptake including access to WASH across one health sector.

“And build knowledge and capacity of relevant stakeholders to improve local innovations research and development of antimicrobials, diagnostic vaccines”.

While the framework, according to the Doctor, aims to monitor key activities over the next 5 years with time bound targets to promote sector accountability. Mid-term reviews are required for a key performance indicator, rather than select indicators as done in NAP 1.0. Reviews will be done by a team of one health ministries, partners and stakeholders”.

He stressed the challenges of AMR challenges, in his paper titled, ‘National AMR Landscape- Policies and Surveillance in Nigeria’, which include weak enforcement of AMR regulations, limited public awareness on AMR, lack of sufficient AMR surveillance data.

He continued inadequate infrastructure, trained personnel, involvement in sub-national and budgetary allocation to AMR.

Dr. Samuel Fele, who was represented by Dr. Sati Ngulukun, in his own paper presentation at the workshop on antimicrobial resistance phase 11, organized by Flaming Fund country Fund,, United Kingdom, UKaid and Management Sciences for Health, MSH, said 64,000 deaths are directly attributed to AMR in 2019.

He said top resistant pathogens include, streptococcus, pneumonia, Klebsiella, pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, etc.

Nigeria Needs N62bn to Close 5 years Gap for AMR – Expert

By Laide Akinboade, Abuja

Experts in the health sector on Tuesday revealed that Nigeria will need N62, 262, 379, 066 .00, (over N62b), for Antimicrobial Resistant (AMR), Five-year National Action Plans.

They said Nigeria’s National Action Plan for AMR, is a strategic plan to reduce the spread of AMR. The National Action Plan (1.0) 2017-2022 was launched in 2017.

The National Action Plan (NAP 2.0), 2024 -2028 was launched in October 2024.

National Veterinary Research Institute, VRI, Vom, Jos, Dr. Sati Ngulukun stated that it was imperative for the Federal Government, FG, to increase surveillance, create more awareness, educate, and help nature behavioural change on AMR.

According to Dr. Sati, “World Health Organisation, WHO, cost and budgeting tool for AMR, National Action Plans. All sub activities were coated across six strategic objectives. Total cost is N62, 262, 379, 066.00.

“The main objectives of the 5 year plans include, to strengthen leadership, collaboration and AMR governance structure at national and subnational levels. Improve antimicrobial, AMR, awareness, education, understanding and behaviour change, among all stakeholders.

“Strengthen ‘One health AMR surveillance operation research to improve the evidence based. Improve implementation of infection prevention and control (IPC), Program biosecurity and vaccination uptake including access to WASH across one health sector.

“And build knowledge and capacity of relevant stakeholders to improve local innovations research and development of antimicrobials, diagnostic vaccines”.

While the framework, according to the Doctor, aims to monitor key activities over the next 5 years with time bound targets to promote sector accountability. Mid-term reviews are required for a key performance indicator, rather than select indicators as done in NAP 1.0. Reviews will be done by a team of one health ministries, partners and stakeholders”.

He stressed the challenges of AMR challenges, in his paper titled, ‘National AMR Landscape- Policies and Surveillance in Nigeria’, which include weak enforcement of AMR regulations, limited public awareness on AMR, lack of sufficient AMR surveillance data.

He continued inadequate infrastructure, trained personnel, involvement in sub-national and budgetary allocation to AMR.

Dr. Samuel Fele, who was represented by Dr. Sati Ngulukun, in his own paper presentation at the workshop on antimicrobial resistance phase 11, organized by Flaming Fund country Fund,, United Kingdom, UKaid and Management Sciences for Health, MSH, said 64,000 deaths are directly attributed to AMR in 2019.

He said top resistant pathogens include, streptococcus, pneumonia, Klebsiella, pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, etc.