MAP AMR Project

ActiveSurveillance Study

Monitor and prevent antimicrobial resistance in Kenya: A 5-year project to detect and control Candida auris and invasive Candida infections in selected Kenyan hospitals

Focus: Surveillance of invasive fungal infection and Candida auris in Kenya

Research Objectives

  • Establish surveillance systems for invasive fungal infections
  • Detect and characterize Candida auris infections
  • Implement infection prevention and control measures
  • Data collection and analysis to inform public health interventions
  • To raise awareness and training on AMR

Key Activities

  • Laboratory surveillance of invasive Candida infections
  • Healthcare worker training programs
  • Infection prevention and control implementation
  • Data collection and analysis systems
  • Policy development

Project Information

Duration5 years (2022-2027)
FundingCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Study Sites

Kenyatta National Hospital
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
Coast General Teaching and Referral Hospital
The Nairobi Hospital
M.P Shah Hospital
Machakos Level 5 Hospital
Nakuru County Teaching and Referral Hospital
Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital
Kenyatta University Teaching Hospital, Referral and Research Hospital

Project Focus

Candida auris surveillance
Healthcare worker training
5-year surveillance program