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World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021

November 18, 2021 - November 24, 2021

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021 – Spread awareness, stop resistance

The AMR Tripartite organizations – the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) – are pleased to announce that the theme of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) 2021 will be ‘Spread Awareness, Stop Resistance’. The overarching slogan of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week continues to be ‘Antimicrobials: Handle with Care‘. WAAW is celebrated from 18-24 November every year.

Additional information and resources can be found on the WAAW 2021 campaign site and on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care site.

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  • Start: November 18, 2021
  • End: November 24, 2021