World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Our successful World Antibiotic Awareness Week event,
Change Can’t Wait. Our Time with Antibiotics is Running Out
Each November, World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) aims to increase global awareness of antibiotic resistance (AMR) and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.

Since their discovery, antibiotics have served as the cornerstone of modern medicine. However, the persistent overuse and misuse of antibiotics in human and animal health have encouraged the emergence and spread of AMR, which occurs when microbes, such as bacteria, become resistant to the drugs used to treat them.

This year WHO has encouraged all participants to incorporate two key messages to help guide discussion on antibiotic use and take steps towards wider public understanding of antibiotic resistance:
Think twice. Seek Advice.

Misuse of Antibiotics puts us all at Risk.