What Triggers Antimicrobial Resistance?

𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR ) is a pressing global public health crisis causing millions of death annually.

📍 What Triggers Antimicrobial Resistance?

📌 Over-prescribing of antibiotics

📌 Patients not finishing their treatment

📌 Over-use of antibiotics in livestock and farming

📌 Poor infection control in hospitals and clinics

📌 Lack of hygiene and poor sanitation.                        

𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫. 

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰.