Parliamentary Panel warns of antibiotic overuse, calls for AMR curriculum overhaul
Written By : Yakshi Chugh
Published On 2025-04-09 13:00 GMT | Update On 2025-04-09 13:00 GMT
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Taking cognisance of the overuse of antibiotics leading to Anti-microbial resistance in people, a Parliamentary Health Committee has recommended making "suitable interventions" in the medical education curriculum to spread awareness among doctors on the ill effects of overuse of antibiotics.
The Department-reated Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare recommended in its one hundred sixty third report on demands for grants 2025-2026 of the Health Department that immediate steps were required to control the trend of overuse of antibiotics as long-term effects of the drug resistance will ultimately cripple the health of the citizens of the country.
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