World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021
World Antimicrobial Awareness Week is a major global campaign observed every year from 18 to 24 November 2021. The slogan of this year’s campaign is “Antimicrobials: Handle with Care” under the theme “Spread awareness, stop resistance”.
Pledge to become a WHO hero for antibiotic resistance
Join our antimicrobial resistance hero initiative that gives you the opportunity to fight antimicrobial resistance and help ensure that antibiotics remain effective to save lives.
Test your knowledge
Test your knowledge about antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial surveillance, community hygiene practices and infection control and prevention.
Information resources
Antibiotic Awareness Week
The campaign aims to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers, policy-makers and the agricultural sector.
Global action plan
At the 68th World Health Assembly in May 2015, the World Health Assembly endorsed a global action plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, the most urgent drug resistance trend.