World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2020 starts today!!!

Join us in raising awareness of the risk we face with the increasing threat of #AntimicrobialResistance

Tweet hashtags:
#BeAntibioticsAware
#AMRactionNG
#NAAW2020

📰Press release:
https://ncdc.gov.ng/news/275/nigeria-joins-the-world-to-commemorate-2020-antibiotics-awareness-week

Misuse or overuse of #antibiotics💊 & other antimicrobials can reduce its effectiveness in treating common infections in animals & humans.

✅ Do not self-medicate

✅ Visit a healthcare professional when sick

#BeAntibioticsAware
#AMRactionNG
#NAAW2020

📽️ @WHO

Access to clean water & good hygiene are essential in preventing infectious diseases, and hence reduce the need for #antimicrobials.

Limit the spread of #antimicrobialresistance by ensuring good environmental sanitation always.

#WorldToiletDay
#NAAW2020
#BeAntibioticsAware

A clean environment & proper hygiene help protect our children from infectious diseases.

Reduce the need to use antimicrobials to treat infections & curb the spread of #AntimicrobialResistance among children.

#BeAntibioticsAware
#WorldChildrensDay
#NAAW2020

#COVID19 is caused by a virus NOT bacteria.

Antibiotics should only be used in the treatment of bacterial infections as prescribed by a physician.

Misuse of antibiotics could make the bacteria resistant to them & infections harder to cure.

#BeAntibioticsAware
#NAAW2020

#AntimicrobialResistance in sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea, syphilis & chlamydia is a major public health threat.

Antibiotics should only be prescribed by healthcare professionals after an appropriate diagnostic test.

#BeAntibioticsAware
#NAAW2020

Antimicrobials which consist of antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals & antiparasitics are medicines used to prevent & treat infections in humans, animals & plants.

Misuse & overuse of #Antimicrobials can reduce their effectiveness.

#BeAntibioticsAware
#NAAW2020