World Antibiotic Awareness Week is celebrated in November every year. It is an initiative of world health organization. It was started in 2015 with the following objectives:-
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• To increase the awareness of antibiotic resistance.
• To aware about the correct usage of antibiotics.
• To curb the misuse in the sense of overuse, irregular use and usage without a proper prescription.
• To take certain initiatives to avoid the multiplication of antibiotic resistance.

What is Antibiotic Resistance?

Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to the globe. As per the studies, 7,00,000 people across the globe die because of bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics. The figure is expected to rise to 10 million by 2050.

Antibiotic medicines are a major source of preventing and treating bacterial infections. The resistance generates when the efficacy of antibiotics reduces because of bacterial changes. This leads to survival and multiplication of bacteria, thus resulting in an adverse situation. Many bacterial diseases like pneumonia, tuberculosis etc. are becoming difficult to treat because the effect of antibiotics used to treat them are becoming ineffective or less effective.

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World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017

This year in 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO), Food & Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO) and World organization for animal health (OIE) joined hands to promote the responsible use of antibiotics for human beings and animals. This year, we are celebrating the third antibiotic awareness week from 13-19 November.

The theme is to “Seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional before taking antibiotics.” The theme focuses on taking right advice from the health experts before consuming the antibiotics. The research says that 50% of the antibiotics can be bought without a prescription worldwide. Thus, the theme is practiced this year so that the awareness of consuming medicine with a right prescription can be spread.

Our Responsible Contribution To Prevent Antibiotic Resistance

We can also play a responsible role in promoting antibiotic resistance. One, by following the advice of taking antibiotic with proper prescription and other by maintaining good hygiene. Maintaining good hygiene can be a good source of resisting antibiotics resistance as it avoids infections. Good Hygiene involves:-

• Washing hands properly and regularly
• Preparing food hygienically
• Avoiding contact with sick people
• Giving proper vaccinations to kids
• Having safe water
• Proper sanitation.

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Thus, let’s join our hands together to curb antibiotic resistance and promote a healthy living in present and future.

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