This National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (NAP-AMR) 2017 – 2021 is a cross-sectoral policy document. The overarching goal of the NAP-AMR is to effectively combat antimicrobial resistance in India, and contribute towards the global efforts to tackle this public health threat. To achieve this overarching goal, the NAP-AMR has laid down strategic objectives: 1. Define the strategic priorities, key actions, outputs, responsibilities, and indicative timeline and budget to slow the emergence of AMR in India and strengthen the organizational & management structures to ensure intra- & inter-sectoral coordination with a One Health approach; 2. Combat AMR in India through better understanding and awareness of AMR, strengthened surveillance, prevention of emergence and spread of resistant bacteria through infection prevention and control, optimised use of antibiotics in all sectors, and enhanced investments for AMR activities, research and innovations; and 3. Enable monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the NAP-AMR implementation based on the M&E framework. The six strategic priorities of NAP-AMR and their focus areas are: 1. Improve awareness and understanding of AMR through effective communication, education and training a. Communication, IEC resources – to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders, including policy makers, general public and farmers b. Education and training – to improve the knowledge and behaviour of professionals 2. Strengthen knowledge and evidence through surveillance a. Strengthen laboratories – in human, animal, food and environment sectors – for evidence-informed policy-making b. Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance – in human, animal/food and environment sectors – for evidence-informed policy-making 3. Reduce the incidence of infection through effective infection prevention and control a. Healthcare – to reduce the burden of infection b. Animal health/food – to reduce spread of AMR and antimicrobials through animals and food c. Community and community environment – to reduce the spread of AMR and antimicrobials in the community and environment 4. Optimize the use of antimicrobial agents in health, animals and food a. Regulations, access and surveillance of antimicrobial use – to ensure rational use without affecting access to antimicrobials b. Antimicrobial stewardship in healthcare – to optimise use of antimicrobials in humans c. Animal health, agriculture – to optimise use of antimicrobials in animal and food sectors 5. Promote investments for AMR activities, research and innovations a. New medicines and diagnostics – to ensure availability of effective diagnostics and drugs to treat infections b. Innovations – to develop alternative approaches to manage infectious diseases c. Financing – to ensure sustainable resources for containment of AMR 6. Strengthen India’s leadership on AMR a. International collaborations – to ensure India’s contributions towards global efforts to contain AMR b. National collaborations – to facilitate collaborations among vertical disease control programmes and national stakeholders c. State level collaborations – to ensure action at the ground level against AMR.
印度 · 2017-04-01