2021
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Infection control
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Overusing antimicrobials
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Go Blue
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Antimicrobial surveillance
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Detailed explanation-1: -World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW ) is celebrated from 18-24 November every year. The 2021 theme, Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance, called on One Health stakeholders, policymakers, health care providers, and the general public to be Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness champions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The slogan of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week remains ‘Antimicrobials: Handle with Care’.
Detailed explanation-3: -This year, the theme of WAAW is “Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together.” We call on all sectors to encourage the prudent use of antimicrobials and to strengthen preventive measures addressing AMR, working together collaboratively through a One Health approach. Want more WAAW and AMR updates from WHO?
Detailed explanation-4: -Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
Detailed explanation-5: -The theme of this year’s campaign is “Preventing antimicrobial resistance together”, under the slogan “Antimicrobials: handle with care”.