The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in collaboration with Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), stakeholders in Abuja, took over the streets of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT), to raise public awareness on AMR. This was to commemorate the 2021 World Antibiotics Awareness Week (WAAW), which takes place from Nov. 18th – 24th every year. AMR is a global public health threat today and one that has been recognised as a silent pandemic. “I enjoin everyone to use their networks to increase knowledge about Antimicrobial Resistance by participating in the campaign: SPREAD AWARENESS and STOP RESISTANCE,” she advised. The antibiotics awareness week began with the Awareness Walk where the staff of the NCDC, FMARD, NGOs and Garki community marched through the streets creating awareness and distributing flyers to those they met along the way and in the market.

Source: Nigerian Tribune November 21, 2021 02:40 UTC