The African Association for Research and Control of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AARAM) is delighted to welcome you to its 3rd Congress being held in Abidjan, the beautiful capital city of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. This Congress is being held at a critical time of remission of the Covid-19 pandemic that has shaken the World with millions of deaths.

AARAM is a scientific association created in 2017 in Bamako, Mali, which brings together under the same roof actors in Bacteriology, Mycology, Parasitology, Virology and One Health. Antimicrobials are drugs used to prevent and treat the above mentioned infections in humans, animals or plants. Antimicrobial resistance is constantly increasing in the World and particularly in Africa where the technical platforms for management are not adequate. Financial resources to develop simple diagnostic tools for better therapeutic decision making are insufficient. Good infection prevention practices are not known, ignored or not applied due to financial constraints. In the twilight of the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa is not immune to new global health challenges. Indeed, antimicrobial resistance is a true "neglected pandemic" that is causing suffering and deaths in our hospitals. Despite all these difficulties, we are convinced that the African genius will awaken and will allow you during these 3 days to propose innovative solutions and to interact with your colleagues from different countries of the World.