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"it is important to note that Côte d’Ivoire faces a major challenge with medicines being sold without prescriptions."

"It is also a positive message for young people, determination can make innovative projects come true."

"I also want to indicate that the One Health concept is relatively new and we need to do a better job communicating its importance to different stakeholders."

"It is therefore essential to emphasize that antibiotics have a specific use, which must remain strictly limited."

"Last year we welcomed 284 trainees, including thirty doctoral students."

"It was not won in advance, I am very proud."

"The collaboration with the USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS)."

"The human sector is more advanced the Institut Pasteur started working in this area in the 1980s, and a number of scientists work on AMR throughout the country."

"I believe the President at the time had many other priorities, but he was determined to provide Côte d’Ivoire with a Pasteur Institute."

"When the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread in Côte d’Ivoire, the first protocol against the virus included antibiotics, which encouraged overuse and increased the risk of harmful misuse of these products."

"The modernity of our infrastructure has earned us to be nominated by the West African regional organization of health biobank of the ECOWAS countries."

"These technological developments allow us to be more efficient and attractive, even for young scientists."

"It is an example that things can change from the inside in Africa."

"We were able to find the arguments to persuaded the political authorities and they trusted us."

"That correspond to the six strategic objectives of the National Plan to Combat AMR."

"I also would like to add that the collaboration with international partners has helped us make important achievements."

"MTaPS’ support on infection prevention and control assessments and on the revision of the national AMR plan needs to be acknowledged."

"The issue comes from the fact that these different sectors aren’t at the same level of progress."

"We shouldn’t forget the heavy toll that health professionals have paid due to the pandemic."

"But while searching the archives, it was discovered that the late President Houphouët-Boigny had considered creating a Pasteur Institute as early as 1962 just two years after independence."

"With the support of the government and development partners, we were able to create advanced technological platforms. *The Pasteur Institute has been heavily solicited over the past ten years."

"My primary hope is to make people understand that antibiotics are not candy."

"It is also important to emphasize that the “One Health” concept is relatively new, and we believe it is necessary to communicate and raise awareness among stakeholders."

"These awards show that it is possible to rely on women to meet the challenges of scientific development in Africa."

"This regional biobank will be inaugurated at the end of the year."

"We also have requests for samples from international biobanks."

"These young researchers come not only from Côte d'Ivoire, but also from France, Canada, the United States, as well as from other countries in Africa."

"We have achieved some of our dreams to advance science in Africa."

"Projects to build the biobank and the platform on high-risk pathogens have been financed to the tune of 8 billion CFA francs by the Ivorian government."

"We were convinced that these projects were important and achievable here."

"The Institut Pasteur of Côte d’Ivoire has been committed to fighting AMR for more than 20 years."

"It is hosting the ORMICI, an institution that serves as the executive unit to coordinate actions against AMR through six Multisectoral Technical Committees (MTCs)."

"This multisectoral approach is a source of great pride for me as it enables strong collaboration among stakeholders."

"With MTCs unified under the leadership of ORMICI, we foster greater."

"Program has helped generate results to boost the fight against AMR."

"A number of documents have been developed that provide a framework for governance on the management of antimicrobials."

"It can seem counterintuitive, but the private sector not only needs to be involved it is often the sector asking for more regulations regarding multiresistant bacteria and antibiotic residues."

"These sectors are affected by AMR because of the decrease in or loss of effectiveness of the products they sell."

"The current pandemic and climate change have more acutely demonstrated the need for a multisectoral approach to deal with them and this could accelerate the shift in the management of public health issues."

"There is a stronger awareness from civil servants and health professionals of the importance of infection prevention and control."

"In Côte d’Ivoire, health systems and IPC capacities have been strengthened during the pandemic."

"The institute was created in 1972 by a law of the National Assembly."

"The first directors were French. I am the sixth director."

"There have been two French and four Ivorians."

"There was the yellow fever epidemic, dengue outbreaks, the H1N1 pandemic flu, the H5N1 avian flu, and the suspected Ebola outbreak which fortunately did not reach Côte d’Ivoire and finally the COVID-19 pandemic."

"These past ten years have been very demanding for the Pasteur Institute of Côte d’Ivoire."

"Not only do patients fail to receive the care they need, but the sale of these products also poses significant health risks."

"For these reasons, drug regulation must be a public health priority, and the fight against the illegal drug trade a top concern."

"The current pandemic and climate change have also clearly demonstrated the urgent need for a multisectoral approach to address these challenges."

"In 2009, as part of the global eradication of poliomyelitis, WHO is asking the Institut Pasteur in Côte d'Ivoire to confine samples and strains of poliovirus."