National Consultation to Operationalise Action Against Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr. Ashok J. Tamhankar
The Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, National Centre for Disease Control and WHO Country Office for India
are jointly organizing the National Consultation to Operationalise Action
Against Antimicrobial Resistance, on 24-25 August 2017 in New Delhi.
The objectives of the
consultation are to (i) review the strategic priorities and roles of various
stakeholders in National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) and
brainstorm to develop the operational plan; (ii) review and finalise the monitoring
and evaluation framework of indicators for NAP-AMR; and (iii) sensitize the
states on AMR and engage key stakeholders from selected states to develop/align
State Action Plans on AMR with the NAP-AMR.
You are requested to read the National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) of India and give your suggestions on its
operationalization by sending email to antibio.resistance@gmail.com. They will be conveyed to appropriate authorities.