Why become an antibiotic guardian?
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats facing us today.
With modern healthcare depending on antibiotics, without them many common routine treatments will become increasingly dangerous and riskier to perform e.g. basic operations, setting broken bones, caesarean section, chemotherapy and veterinary care.
Hospital stays will become longer , costs will increase and increase risk of deaths.
This video gives an overview of why antibiotics are so important the simple steps we can all take to become an antibiotic guardian.
By becoming an antibiotic guardian you can help slow the development of resistant bacteria by reducing unnecessary use or misuse of antibiotics.
See the next section for ideas of pledges you can make to become an antibiotic guardian.