NMC asks medical colleges details of action taken on Antimicrobial Resistance

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has asked all medical colleges to fill out a Google form for giving details of the action taken by them on Antimicrobial Resistance.

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has written to all the government and private medical colleges about the National Action Plan (NAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

The letter reads, "Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) has been recognized as a serious and growing threat to public health globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified AMR as one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials are the main drivers in the development of drug-resistant pathogens. India is among the nations with one of the highest-burden of bacterial infections. The crude mortality from infectious diseases in India is very high."

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has developed the National Action Plan (NAP) which needs to be launched across the country. The NAP-AMR strategic intervention activity under NMC can be found at http://www.ncdc.gov.in/writeReadData/linkimages/AMR/File545.pdf.

NMC has asked all medical colleges to fill out the form at https://bit.ly/3LDcKbN latest by February 28.

NMC's instruction for filling the Google Form on AMR

To improve awareness and understanding of AMR among Undergraduate, Postgraduate students, and Teaching professionals:

• Activity / Sub activity already going on, in the medical institution (regarding Undergraduate, Postgraduate students, and Teaching Professionals).
• Time of Activity (How many times the activity is being conducted in a year?), select the dropdown from the menu.
• Activity document to be uploaded in format (Ms Word, Ms Excel or PDF). The concerned activity document to be annexed in the google form as per the format aforementioned. 

To improve awareness and understanding of AMR among Allied health professionals:

• Activity / Sub activity already going on, in the medical institution (regarding Allied health professionals)
• Time of Activity (How many times the activity is being conducted in a year?). Select the dropdown from the menu.
• Activity document to be uploaded in format (Ms Word, Ms Excel or PDF).  The concerned activity document to be annexed in the google form as per the format aforementioned.

Developed any AMR module to bring together the segmented knowledge imparted under different subjects:

• Microbiology, Pharmacology, Medicine, Community Medicine (PSM), select the dropdown from the menu.
• Module document to be uploaded in format (Ms Word, Ms Excel or PDF). The concerned module document to be annexed in the google form as per the format aforementioned. 

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