Seek increased education on the prevention of antibiotic resistance.

Ensure a robust national action plan to tackle antibiotic resistance is in place.

Improve surveillance of antibiotic-resistant infections.

Strengthen policies, programs, and implementation of infection prevention and control measures.

Regulate and promote the appropriate use of disposal of quality medicines.

Make information available on the impact of antibiotic resistance.

Join an infection control committee at your facility.

Become involved in your facility’s Antibiotic Stewardship Program (ASP).

Encourage your facility to become involved in regional or statewide efforts to curb antibiotic resistance.

Ensure that health professionals are ordering cultures prior to antibiotics being prescribed.

Encourage health professionals to actively educate patients regarding the dangers of antibiotic resistance and the overprescribing of antibiotics.

Invest in research and development of new antibiotics, vaccines, diagnostics, and other tools.