WAAW is mandated by the World Health Assembly and is commemorated annually from 18 to 24 November.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents.
As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
WHO Formation: 1948
First Antibiotic discovered: Penicillin (Alexander Fleming, 1928)
India’s National AMR Action Plan launched: 2017
Major AMR Threats: MRSA, Tuberculosis, Malaria, E. coli