


Conduct of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Training for all Level III Hospitals in the Philippines
The Department of Health – Pharmaceutical Division, through the support from the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a National Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) program with the following objectives: (1) to institutionalize leadership and mechanisms for clinical governance in the area of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR); (2) to establish positive behavioral changes in terms of antimicrobial prescribing, continue reading : Conduct of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Training for all Level III Hospitals in the Philippines

Implementing Guidelines on the Philippine Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) Program for Hospitals
Implementing Guidelines on the Philippine Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) Program for Hospitals

Conduct of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Training for all Level II Hospitals in the Philippines
Conduct of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Training for all Level II Hospitals in the Philippines The Department of Health – Pharmaceutical Division, through the support from the World Health Organization (WHO) has established a National Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) program with the following objectives: (1) to institutionalize leadership and mechanisms for clinical governance in the area of continue reading : Conduct of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Training for all Level II Hospitals in the Philippines

Win the War against AMR
Infectious diseases kill millions of people around the world, 95% of them live in resource-constrained areas. In the 1940s, the discovery of antimicrobials revolutionized man’s ability to treat infectious diseases through these life-saving drugs. However, only for a few decades later, health practitioners across the globe can no longer expect that all these agents work. continue reading : Win the War against AMR

Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Training for Selected Level III Hospitals
Press Release | 2 March 2017. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now a significant public health threat that causes major health and economic consequences both in human and veterinary health. It claims lives, prolongs illnesses, increases healthcare costs and financial burden, and affects trade and global security. The global health community has identified irrational use/ misuse continue reading : Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Training for Selected Level III Hospitals

Philippine Antibiotic Awareness Week 2016
November 14-20, 2016 Press Release/2 March 2017 The Philippines, led by the Department of Health (DOH), joined the global community in the celebration of the World Antibiotic Awareness Week (WAAW) held on November 14-20, 2016. The celebration aimed to increase awareness on global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers continue reading : Philippine Antibiotic Awareness Week 2016

Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organization (WHO) Unite to Win the War Against Antimicrobial Resistance
The Philippines joins the global movement to advocate the responsible use of antibiotics as the Department of Health (DOH) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) leads the celebration of the Philippine Antibiotic Awareness Week (PAAW) 2016. This week-long celebration launches the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Program today, in Manila Pavillion which aims to address continue reading : Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organization (WHO) Unite to Win the War Against Antimicrobial Resistance