rehabilitate 28 hospitals to implement the optimal use of antibiotics
The Ministry of Health announced the start of the field visit program to train and rehabilitate 28 health hospitals, with the aim of establishing and implementing the program for the optimal use of antibiotics, which is one of the recommendations in the Kingdom''s national plan to combat antibiotic-resistant germs.
The Ministry of Health stated that this program is in line with the noble approval of the Kingdom to participate in the global health security agenda (led by the World Health Organization), which includes eleven packages to reach a world safe from infectious diseases within five years, God willing, and it also comes upon the approval of His Excellency the Minister Health Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, with the Kingdom''s participation in the package of antibiotic-resistant germs (AMR) and the establishment of the National Committee for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Germs headed by the Director of the General Administration of Infection Control and Consultant Infectious Diseases Dr. Hayel bin Matar Al-Abdali.
The field visits team is headed by the Infectious Diseases Consultant, the Medical Director of King Fahd Medical City, Dr. Mushaira bint Abdulaziz Anani, and includes in its membership a group of infectious disease doctors and pharmacists from various sectors, as 12 hospitals have now been visited, including Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Riyadh, Qassim, Asir and Bisha. Physicians have been trained and readiness of these health facilities assessed to a program for optimal use of antibiotics.
It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Health carries out many awareness and educational activities and events about antibiotics, with the aim of educating members of the community of various groups and health practitioners about the importance of rationalization and the optimal use of antibiotics through the implementation of expanded awareness activities in all regions through health facilities and commercial markets.
