Health Ministry Launches Red Line Campaign to Curb Antibiotic Misuse
New Delhi: A National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance network (NARS-Net) is in place in the country. The list of labs included under the National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance network (NARS-Net) is at Annexure I.
AMR-surveillance of 9 priority pathogens isolated from the identified clinical samples for the defined drug-bug combinations is carried out through NARS-Net, as per the mandate of program Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The details of AMR drugs may be seen at the annual reports of the analysed AMR surveillance data from year 2017 to 2023 at: https://ncdc.mohfw.gov.in/reports/.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) undertook a study/survey in collaboration with AMR surveillance partner on knowledge and awareness.
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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched Red Line awareness campaign on Antimicrobials Resistance, urging people not to use medicines marked with a red vertical line, including antibiotics, without a doctor’s prescription.
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