eBug

Bilateral initiative facts

Promoter:
Directorate-General for Health(PT)
Bilateral initiative number:
PT-BI061
Initial cost:
€99,346
Initiative Types:
OtherAnalysis and selection of material to the new website at scientific and pedagogical levelTranslation and adaptation of Public Health England selected content to PortugueseTraining coursesCreation of new contents
Partners:
Antibiotic Centre for Primary Care (ASP)(NO)
Autoridade Nacional do Medicamento e Produtos de Saúde
I.P. (INFARMED)(PT)
Direção-Geral da Educação (DGE)(PT)
Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)(NO)
Programme:
Programme areas:

Description

As a pedagogical project, e-Bug, led by PHE Primary Care Unit and involving a consortium of several international partner countries, is expected to contribute to children and young people across the globe education, at junior and senior school level, about microbiology, spread and prevention of infectious diseases, benefits of prudent antibiotic use and how inappropriate use can have a negative impact on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Public Health. The initiative aims to implement the platform in primary and secondary schools, as a tool to improve awareness of infection control measures

Information on the projects funded by the EEA and Norway Grants is provided by the Programme and Fund Operators in the Beneficiary States, who are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of this information.