Evelyn Wesangula

• Leading the Development and Implementation of National Policies and Action Plans for Antimicrobial Resistance, Infection Prevention and Control and Patient and Health Workers Safety.
• Establishment of the National AMR program, development and subsequent implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan on the prevention and containment of AMR from a One Health Approach.
• Championed team-building activities to enhance working relationships across multiple sectors
• Designed and Led projects in AMR and IPC and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Successfully coordinated the Antibiotic Awareness Campaigns for seven consecutive years

• Led the development of an integrated antimicrobial stewardship policy guidance for human health.

• Led the development of the Health Reporting Course

for Journalists.

• Led the write up of guidance document-Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) together. Working paper 1.0: Multisectoral coordination.
• Technical Support to countries and regions in developing National Action Plans for Antimicrobial Resistance and Documenting Country Case studies.
• Supported the development of Country Case Studies on Multi-sectoral working on AMR in four countries (Kenya, Ethiopia, Thailand and the Philippines).
• Supported the review of Uganda’s One Health Approach for AMR in support of the development of the National Action Plan
• Technical lead for AMR during the Joint External Evaluation for Thailand in 2017

• Technical support to GARP countries (Kenya,Uganda, Tanzania and Mozambique) to establish AMR multi-sectoral working groups to facilitate AMR policy formulation at a Country level.

• Coordinator for short courses; Secretary to the Research Committee, Department of Pharmacy
• Development of Professional Practice Experience log book for pharmacy students
• Curriculum development and Implementation on Effective management and appropriate use of medicines course

• Member of the Hospital Infection Prevention and Control committee
• Responsible for promoting antimicrobial stewardship in the hospital
• Monitoring antimicrobial sensitivity and resistance patterns in the Microbiology laboratory

• Pharmacist in charge Spinal Injury Hospital
• Developing Standard Operating procedures for Pharmacy and Comprehensive Care Centre
• Secretary to the Hospital Medicines and Therapeutics Committee.
• Supervision of students on internship and attachment
• Member of The District Health Management Team- District Pharmacy Facilitator Nairobi West

• Pharmacist in Charge of Management of the district Essential Medicines and Medical Supplies
• Established the Comprehensive Care Centre for HIV/AIDS