Arthur Boderie Calvin Garber, a MARCAD Plus Fellow, contributed to Sierra Leone’s 5-Year Strategy to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance.

MARCAD Plus fellow, Arthur Boderie Calvin Garber, contributed to the development of the 5-Year Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Roadmap /Strategy for Sierra Leone, which aimed to establish a roadmap to prevent, detect, and respond to AMR by outlining strategies and policies across all sectors

“As a trained and qualified Medical Laboratory Scientist, I was called upon to work on matters related to Medical Laboratory Sciences and how we can contribute (on the 12 Medical Laboratory quality essentials) towards the fight against AMR” said Arthur Boderie Calvin Garber.

As a representative of the Medical Laboratory sector, drawing on his role as a PhD candidate and his involvement in MARCAD policy-related activities, Arthur’s main responsibility in the project was to develop strategies and policies to govern medical laboratory practices related to the development of the 5-Year AMR Roadmap/Strategy for Sierra Leone

“It has helped me to gain an idea on integrating other sectors in the fight against AMR particularly working with professionals from other sectors such as the environmentalist, veterinarians and clinicians as well.” He emphasized

According to the MARCAD Plus fellow, the 5-Year AMR Roadmap will help strengthen key pillars of the health system, guide key AMR stakeholders including medical practitioners and increase awareness on appropriate antimicrobial use in both the health and environmental sectors.