Public Awareness of AMR
Community pharmacy is in a unique position to support the education of the public on both the importance of the prevention of spreading infections and appropriate use of antimicrobials to tackle the risks of antimicrobial resistance.
Use resources available to deliver a health promotion campaign to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance:
- Public Health England ‘ keep antibiotics working’ campaign 8,9 – Relaunching October 23rd 2018
- Antibiotic Guardian11
- WHO – ‘World Antibiotic Awareness’ week - November 12th -18th 201812
Information to set up an antibiotic resistance awareness campaign is available on NumarkNet or by clicking here.