World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW), 2023
Civil Society Note
Point to Ponder
World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) begins on 18 November; it will end on 24 November 2023 with a call Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance together to generate awareness among people about the menace of the development of resistance against all antimicrobial agents. Currently, resistance is growing against the ancient bacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. The anti-tubercular drugs Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide, and Ethambutol are administered to treat all forms of Tuberculosis. All these drugs have nowadays developed resistance, making TB Treatment difficult. One school of thought believes that development-resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is a sequel of man-made phenomenon. The appropriate dose and schedule can prevent resistance if Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) is maintained.
TB Study Group (TSG) on World AMR Awareness Week calls for the proper administration of DOT for all forms of TB Treatment to prevent Resistant Mycobacterium Tuberculosis together.
