The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization in Jordan carried out a joint workshop on Thursday to raise awareness on antimicrobials; medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants.
Speaking at the workshop’s opening ceremony on behalf of the health minister, Secretary-General of the Ministry’s Technical and Health Affairs Ilham Khreisat highlighted the importance of unifying efforts of health sectors and policy makers to deliberate the issue of antimicrobials, in order to prevent the emergence antimicrobial resistance; which makes infections harder to treat and increases the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
Source: Jordan News Agency