AMR Advisory

Egwu Kenneth Chukwuebuka is a 500 level Pharmacy student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is the Media and Publicity Team Lead at Community Health Awareness Network (CHANET) and a member of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), and the Green Child International Organisation. He serves as the state coordinator for Enugu State Slum and Rural Health Initiative Network (SHRIN), and the Media Director for African Global Youth Forum (AGYF). Kenneth has garnered tons of experience from lots of organisations where he volunteers. He served as the Class Rep for Leaders club Academy (LAC) during the 2019/2020 Academic session. He is presently an Ambassador for AMR Insight and has used his position to recruit many other students. He is the regional secretary for Living Every Day Above Depression (LEAD). He was a content creator for Speak Up Stand Out (SUSO) program, 2021 and a member of Climate Science Nigeria and serves as an Ambassador to his school. He has received numerous awards and certificates for his outstanding performances in essay writing and academics. In 2016, He received an award as the best-performing student in his class in secondary school. The same year he led his school, together with his team to finish as the first runner-up in Ochudo Foundation Quiz. In 2018, he won the quiz competition organized by the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigerians Students (PANS). In 2020, he finished as the first runner-up in the Pharmacy Day Essay Competition organized by Health Leap Initiative (HLI). Together with his partner, they finished as the 2nd runners-up in the Entrepreneurship Competition for Pharmacy Students organized by Venn Cares. He has certifications in Leadership and Influence from Stratford College of Business and Management (United Kingdom) and Applied Social Media Marketing from Charles Start University (Australia). He is also a graduate of the Global Health Emerging Leaders Program, 2021 and was among the 25 students from sub-Saharan Africa accepted for the Ducit Blue Foundation One Health Pan African AMR Internship/Mentorship Program in 2021. He was among the 40 successful applicants globally accepted for the Future Leaders Against AMR 2022 program. He strongly believes in the use of Social Media to promote the safe use of antimicrobials. He was also among the 40 persons selected for the Pharma Incubation Hub Cohort 4 Mentorship Program where he serves as the Cohort Rep to facilitate the successful running of the program. He recently graduated from the Pharmacy Society of Nigeria-Young Pharmacists Forum (PSN-YPG) Research Mentorship Program and was among the few selected for the first Cohort. He currently undergoes a training in Effective Altruism with Effective Altruism Nigeria and where he is remarked for his outstanding contribution. Kenneth is an ardent activist in the field of Antimicrobial Resistance and utilizes every opportunity to educate the public about Antimicrobial Resistance. His team, made up of 4 persons from Nigeria and 1 from Ghana recently finished as finalists in the Innovate4Health Competition organized by the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, ReACT, and the International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA) after proposing an intervention that will help reduce the arbitrary use of antimicrobials among Farmers in Northern Nigeria. Kenneth is currently the Coordinator of the One Health Scenario, a project organized by One Health in Action Initiative (OHAI) that aims to promote One Health. Together with Anna, Kenneth also host AMR Twitter space discussions aimed at educating the general public about AMR and creating AMR champions. Kenneth believes that no one is safe until everyone is safe and uses his social media as a starting point for his AMR advocacy.