National Action Plan for the Prevention and Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance, Nairobi, Kenya: Government ofKenya, September 2023. © 2023 Government of Kenya Enquiries and feedback direct all correspondence to:CabinetSecretary,Ministry of HealthP. O. Box 30016 GPO Nairobi 00100.Email:cabsecretary@health.go.ke www.health.go.ke TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS..........................................................................................................iiFOREWORD..................................................................................................................................................iiiPREFACE........................................................................................................................................................ivACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................................................vINTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................ 1OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK....................................................................................................................3IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK............................................................................................................4GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT................................................................................................................................................ 4NATIONAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION MECHANISMS............................................................................................ 4National Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee.........................................................................................................................4NASIC Steering Committee..............................................................................................................................................................................................4Terms of Reference for the Steering Committee....................................................................................................................................................4NASIC Technical Committee (NASIC-TC).................................................................................................................................................................4Terms of Reference for the Technical Committee..................................................................................................................................................5National AMR Focal Persons............................................................................................................................................................................................5NASIC Secretariat..................................................................................................................................................................................................................5Roles and Responsibilities of the NASIC Secretariat...........................................................................................................................................5Composition of the Secretariat.......................................................................................................................................................................................5AMR Technical Working Groups.....................................................................................................................................................................................6Membership to TWGs..........................................................................................................................................................................................................6Roles and Responsibilities of TWG...............................................................................................................................................................................6COUNTY GOVERNMENT COORDINATION MECHANISMS............................................................................................... 6Terms of Reference for the CASIC.................................................................................................................................................................................6NATIONAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT COORDINATION MECHANISMS.................................................................7The Role of Intergovernmental Relations................................................................................................................................................................... 7PARTNERSHIPS AND IMPLEMENTATION..............................................................................................................................7 STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.