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AMS amid conflict

"Due to the prolonged conflict, there's limited literature on antimicrobial prescribing in Syria. The Global-PPS was a straightforward, standardized tool that we could adapt to our context and use to generate practical, actionable results more efficiently." - Dr. Karan Parikh, MSF Syria

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AMR in Africa

"Global-PPS empowers local teams to collect, analyze, and act on their own data. This fosters ownership and site-specific solutions" - Maxencia Nabiryo (CPA)

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Global-PPS in South Africa

"Since GPPS is free and provides valuable surveillance data, I’d like to see it fully integrated into our health systems to support patient safety and quality assurance." - Prof. Shaheen Mehtar (ICAN)

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April 13, 2026

New publication: Identifying hospital-level predictors for antibiotic use with the Global-PPS

Understanding what drives antibiotic use in hospitals is essential for developing targeted and effective stewardship interventions. In a new Global Point Prevalence Survey (Global-PPS) study, researchers set out to identify hospital-level predictors of antibiotic use across different healthcare settings worldwide.

April 1, 2026

Antimicrobial Stewardship Amid Conflict: How MSF Syria Uses Global‑PPS to Improve Care

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Syria operates in a highly complex and rapidly changing context, where healthcare delivery faces many challenges and antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is particularly important. In this interview, Dr. Karan Parikh shares his experience using the Global-PPS survey to better understand antimicrobial use in the facilities MSF supports and reflects on the practical realities of applying such tools in this unique setting.

March 9, 2026

Global-PPS Annual Meeting 2026: join us in Munich or online

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Global-PPS Annual Meeting, organised in collaboration with bioMérieux. The meeting will take place on Friday, 17 April 2026 (09:30–13:00 CEST) during the first day of ESCMID Global 2026 in Munich, Germany.

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Global-PPS is a partner in drive-AMS

drive-AMS is an initiative for a data-driven implementation of a step-wise behavioural change approach and expert consultancy for a more appropriate use of antimicrobials. The project supports an effective implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) interventions in European healthcare facilities through a powerful synergy between Radboudumc and the University of Antwerp’s Global-PPS.