World Antibiotic Awareness Week
16-22 November 2015
THEME -Antibiotics: Handle with care
World Antibiotic Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of
global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the
general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further
emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.
A global action plan to tackle the growing problem of
resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines was endorsed
at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015. One of the key
objectives of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of
antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education and
training.
The theme of the campaign, Antibiotics: Handle with Care,
reflects the overarching message that antibiotics are a precious
resource and should be preserved. They should be used to treat bacterial
infections, only when prescribed by a certified health professional.
Antibiotics should never be shared and the full course of treatment
should be completed – not saved for the future.
