World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022
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National and Global campaigns
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 18-24 November
A global action plan to tackle the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines was endorsed at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015. One of the key objectives of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education and training. WAAW is celebrated annually from 18 to 24 November.
Each year as part of our Patient and Public Engagement, Involvement and Participation (PPIEP) Strategy, our Unit highlights World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, usually via an Antimicrobial Amnesty event and stand.
This year, in light of COVID-19, the Unit has devised a video and social media campaign to raise awareness instead, encouraging others to share their “antimicrobial stories” by tweet, photo or short video.
WAAW 2022
Our multi-lingual staff and students of the HPRU promote World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022 in their native languages.
WAAW 2022 - behaviour change
Behaviour change 2 webinar: Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance - why everyone has a role
WAAW 2021
WAAW 2021
WAAW 2020
What have antimicrobials ever done for us?
How you can help
Join the conversation
Share your story using the hashtag #antimicrobial_stories about your own experience of antimicrobials, whether personal or professional. Be sure to tag our official @HPRU_amr account!
Join the pledge
Choose one simple pledge about how you’ll make better use of antibiotics and help save these vital medicines from becoming obsolete.
BECOME AN ANTIBIOTIC GUARDIAN CHOOSE YOUR PLEDGE NOW!
#antimicrobial_stories
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