WHO launched a new tool to handle AMR named “AWaRe”

By | June 22, 2019
WHO launched a new tool to handle AMR named "AWaRe"

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global campaign named “AWaRe” urging governments to adopt a tool to reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), adverse events and costs.
It is developed by the WHO Essential Medicines List. 
It is classified antibiotics into three groups – Access, Watch and Reserve. 
The main aim to increase the proportion of global consumption of antibiotics in the Access group to at least 60% and to reduce the usage of the antibiotics from the Watch and Reserve groups. 
The AWaRe campaign – ‘AdoptAWaRe, Handle antibiotics with care’ 

About World Health Organization: 
Established: April 7, 1948
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland 
Director-General: Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Category: Current Affairs 2019

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