A Qualitative Study on the Policy Process and Development of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance in Singapore.

The global public health threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been accelerated by many interrelated factors spanning across One Health-human health, animal health, and the environment. Singapore launched its own National Strategic Action Plan (NSAP) on AMR in November 2017 with the aim of tackling the growing threat of AMR in Singapore through coordinated approaches. However, little is known about the policy process and development of the NSAP in Singapore.

A Qualitative Study on the Implementation of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance in Singapore.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat that affects humans, animals, and the environment across the One Health spectrum. Singapore launched its own National Strategic Action Plan (NSAP) on AMR in 2017 with the aim of tackling the growing threat of AMR in Singapore through coordinated approaches. However, little is known about the implementation of the NSAP.

A Qualitative Study on the Design and Implementation of the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance in the Philippines.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat that warrants urgent attention. Countries developed their national action plans (NAPs) following the launch of the Global Action Plan on AMR in 2015. The development and implementation of NAPs are often complicated due to the multifaceted nature of AMR, and studies analyzing these aspects are lacking.

From response to transformation: how countries can strengthen national pandemic preparedness and response systems.

delve into the characteristics of national responses to covid-19. They suggest actionable steps at a national level that can guide states to achieve the independent panel’s recommendations for making this the last pandemic

National responses to covid-19: drivers, complexities, and uncertainties in the first year of the pandemic.

argue that research and policy making must embrace complexity to build sustainable and long term approaches to pandemic preparedness

Aggressive containment, suppression, and mitigation of covid-19: lessons learnt from eight countries.

examine three distinct response strategies for covid-19 in eight countries and argue that aggressive containment is the optimal approach to limiting loss of lives and livelihoods and achievable in the absence of vaccines and effective therapies

From dichotomisation towards intersectionality in addressing covid-19.

argue that understanding mechanisms of response to the covid-19 pandemic as trade-offs reinforces false dichotomies and hamstrings attempts to create stronger and more equitable health systems

An analysis of national action plans on antimicrobial resistance in Southeast Asia using a governance framework approach.

The complex problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is spread across human health, animal health, and the environment. The Global Action Plan (GAP) on AMR and context-specific national action plans (NAPs) were developed to combat this problem. To date, there is no systematic content analysis of NAPs from countries of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN).

Health system resilience in managing the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from Singapore.

Singapore, one of the first countries affected by COVID-19, adopted a national strategy for the pandemic which emphasised preparedness through a whole-of-nation approach. The pandemic was well contained initially until early April 2020, when there was a surge in cases, attributed to Singapore residents returning from hotspots overseas, and more significantly, rapid transmission locally within migrant worker dormitories. In this paper, we present the response of Singapore to the COVID-19 pandemic based on core dimensions of health system resilience during outbreaks.

Combating Antimicrobial Resistance in Singapore: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Policy Context, Challenges, Facilitators, and Proposed Strategies.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health threat that warrants urgent attention. However, the multifaceted nature of AMR often complicates the development and implementation of comprehensive policies. In this study, we describe the policy context and explore experts' perspectives on the challenges, facilitators, and strategies for combating AMR in Singapore.

Ten-year narrative review on antimicrobial resistance in Singapore.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) results in drug-resistant infections that are harder to treat, subsequently leading to increased morbidity and mortality. In 2008, we reviewed the problem of AMR in Singapore, limiting our discussion to the human healthcare sector. Ten years later, we revisit this issue again, reviewing current efforts to contain it in order to understand the progress made as well as current and emerging challenges.

Importance of control groups when delineating antibiotic use as a risk factor for carbapenem resistance, extreme-drug resistance, and pan-drug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Carbapenem-resistant (CR), extremely drug-resistant (XDR), and pan-drug-resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa pose a huge clinical threat. This study reviews the impact of control groups on the association of antecedent antibiotic use and the acquisition of CR/XDR/PDR A. baumannii and P.