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

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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

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

📽️ World Health Organisation

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

✅ Do not self-medicate

✅ Visit a healthcare professional when sick

#BeAntibioticsAware

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

📽️ World Health Organisation

Antimicrobials which includes antimalarials are medicines critical to fighting malaria.

To prevent #AntimicrobialResistance, take the full treatment of antimalarial medicines prescribed by your health care provider.

#SpreadAwarenessStopResistance

#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek
#BeAntibioticsAware
#NAAW2021

#AntimicrobialResistance can be prevented.

✅Visit a healthcare professional when you’re ill
✅Use antibiotics only when prescribed
✅Complete the dosage of your medication
✅Get vaccinated
✅Ensure proper physical and environmental hygiene
✅Practice safe sex

#SpreadAwarenessStopResistance
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek
#BeAntibioticsAware
#NAAW2021

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 #WAAW2021 starts today!!!

Join us in raising awareness of the risk we face with increasing global #AntimicrobialResistance using the hashtags:

#SpreadAwarenessStopResistance
#WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek
#BeAntibioticsAware
#NAAW2021

Using antibiotics “anyhow” is making treatment of common infections more difficult.

Visit a healthcare professional when sick of accurate diagnosis of infections. Do not self medicate.

#SpreadAwarenessStopResistance #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #BeAntibioticsAware #NAAW2021

Getting vaccinated protect our community by preventing infections from happening in the first place.

Vaccines and the correct use of #antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines help preserve the effectiveness of vital medical treatments.

#SpreadAwarenessStopResistance #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #BeAntibioticsAware #NAAW2021

#Antibiotics only work for bacterial infections not for viral infections.

Seek advice from a qualified healthcare professional and follow the prescription as given.

Visit www.antibioticguardian.com/africa to learn more.

#SpreadAwarenessStopResistance #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #BeAntibioticsAware #NAAW2021

Have a sick child? Antibiotics aren’t always the answer.

Visit a healthcare professional for a prescription.


#AntimicrobialResistance #SpreadAwarenessStopResistance #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #BeAntibioticsAware #NAAW2021

Access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) in homes and health facilities can reduce antibiotic use to treat infections.

WaSH helps prevent drug-resistant infections, saves lives and reduces health costs.

#AntimicrobialResistance #SpreadAwarenessStopResistance #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #BeAntibioticsAware #NAAW2021

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

#COVID19 is caused by a virus, not bacteria.

Antibiotics should not be used in treatment, except in presence of bacterial infections. Misuse of antibiotics in treating #COVID19 could lead to the emergence and spread of #AntimicrobialResistance.

#BeAntibioticsAware