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In recent years, most experts have started taking a keen interest in the subject matter of antimicrobial resistance due to the increased use of medicinal drugs like antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, and antiparasitic. These medicinal drugs are used to boost the health of plants and animals. They are also used to enhance the health of the environment.
Some bacteria and other microbes start developing resistance to certain medicinal drugs. Such microbes develop antimicrobial resistance (AMR). It primarily happens due to the irresponsible use of medicinal drugs.
While AMR is a major challenge these days, a holistic approach is necessary to deal with it. Otherwise, a stage would come in the next few decades down the line in which the majority of current medical drugs would be ineffective. This will lead to an alarming rise in the rate of deaths due to infections. To make people aware of the possible dangers of AMR due to the wrong or overuse of antibiotics and other medicines, volunteers run a campaign, namely antimicrobial resistance week.
What is World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and Why Is It Important?
Microbes and parasites can spread from one living organism to the other. Self-medication and improper use of medicines make them resistant to the medicinal properties of some medicinal drugs. The resistance of microbes and parasites to medicinal drugs is called antimicrobial resistance.
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is an UN-approved annual event that is centred on sharing information about AMR and its detrimental effects on society. Participants take part in it with the pledge to make as many people aware of AMR as they can. Each year WAAW is celebrated between the 18th and the 24th day of November. Anyone can make his/her contribution to this event in his/her way.
Ways to Make Your Contribution to World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
If you are concerned with the welfare of society and want to make a positive contribution to it to transform the lives of people by taking part in World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, you can do it in the following ways:
Key Facts Related to AMR
How to Prevent AMR?
Antibiotics are primarily designed to kill bacteria. Likewise, antifungals, antivirals, and antiparasitic help in killing fungi, viruses, and parasites. But they are effective only when an individual uses them in an intended way. Not doing so makes some bacteria, microbes, and parasites resistant to medicinal drugs. When they multiply and spread around they lead to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Prevention is one of the best ways to protect against antimicrobial resistance. Along with it, there are also some effective ways to prevent AMR. These include the following:
According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), AMR poses a significant challenge to public health across the globe. Raising public awareness and taking the above steps can go a long way toward helping the world meet and beat the challenge of AMR. Keeping in mind the growing risks of AMR, events like World Antimicrobial Awareness Week are likely to gain more traction in the next few years down the line.
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