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World Antibiotic Awareness Week

Did you know that there are many antibiotic awareness weeks held across the globe every year?

For 2015 the World Health Organisation has launched World Antibiotic Awareness Week, which will take place between the 16-22 November.  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.  The theme of the campaign, Antibiotics: Handle with Care, demonstrates 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.

Many countries, including those listed below, will be participating and offering information, advice and guidance on the importance of using antibiotics effectively- and when not to use them!  Click the links to access a wealth of information:

 

 

 

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Antibiotic Guardian was developed in 2014 by UK Health Security Agency. The campaign is led by UK Health Security Agency (PHE) in collaboration with the Devolved Administrations (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland); the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and professional bodies/ organisations towards the ‘One Health’ initiative.

The initial concept for this website and logo was developed jointly with the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, who also kindly provided the initial funding for the website

Antibiotic Guardian supports the UK Antimicrobial Resistance strategy, European Antibiotic Awareness Day (18 November) and World Antibiotic Awareness Week (14-20 November 2016)
Antibiotic Guardian Pledges are available in
Dutch (a collaboration with Belgian Antibiotic Policy Coordination Committee, BAPCOC)
French (a collaboration with Belgian Antibiotic Policy Coordination Committee, BAPCOC)
Russian (a collaboration with WHO-Europe)
Turkish (a collaboration with WHO-Europe and Turkish Health departments)

The campaign is active on social media, visit https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AntibioticGuardian&src=typd to follow recent tweets and please use #AntibioticGuardian when tweeting relevant antimicrobial resistance/stewardship information and to share your local activities