Evelyn Wesangula is a passionate pharmacist with an Msc. In Tropical and Infectious Diseases, currently pursuing her PhD in Business Administration. Evelyn works with the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA- HC) based in Arusha, Tanzania, as a senior AMR Control Specialist, strengthening the implementation of Infection Prevention Control Strategies and National Action Plans on Antimicrobial Resistance in the region. She previously worked at the MOH in Kenya as the National AMR focal point where she championed the development and implementation of the first NAP-AMR. She has supported the World Health Organization in developing AMR guidance documents supporting implementation of NAPs. She serves as the Vice Chair- person Infection Prevention Network-Kenya, is a member of the AU Task force on AMR, Co- Chair of the Technical Advisory Group of the UK-Fleming Fund and is a Chatham House Africa Public Health Leaders Fellow, Fleming Fund Policy Fellow and an International Ambassador of the Society of Hospital Epidemiology of America. She serves as a volunteer mentor for the Commonwealth Partnerships for Antimicrobial Stewardship (CwPAMS) ALFA- Fellowship program. Evelyn is committed to overcoming barriers, to sustain practical interventions that will reduce the burden of AMR in resource constrained settings.