The World Health Organization celebrates the World Microbial Week 2022, from 18 to 24 November of each year, as antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, which makes the treatment of infection more difficult and increases than The risk of spreading disease, severe diseases and death.
The organization said in a statement, as a result of the resistance of medicines, antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs become ineffective and infection becomes increasingly difficult or impossible to treat. The researchers estimated that the bacteria resistant to antibiotics caused the death of an estimated 1. 27 million in 2019.
The organization added that a global action plan was approved to address the increasing problem of resisting antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs at the 68th World Health Association in May 2015, one of the main goals of the plan is to improve awareness and understand antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education and training.
The organization emphasized that the World Microbial Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding to resist antimicrobials and encourage best practices among people, stakeholders and policy makers, who all play a decisive role in reducing the emergence and spread of more antimicrobials Amr
She explained that the topic of this year is to “prevent antimicrobial resistance together”, we call on all sectors to encourage the prolonged use of antimicrobials and enhance preventive measures that address antimicrobial resistance, and work together cooperatively through the one health approach.
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