RAJSHAHI, Nov 24, 2019 (BSS)- Medical practitioners and health experts
at a discussion here today called for stopping the further emergence and
spread of antibiotic resistance as its consequence is very much hazardous to
the public health.
They identically mentioned that all sorts of overrated and frequent uses
of antibiotic in human body as well as in all other domestic animals like
poultry birds, fish and cattle are always harmful. So, effective and
meaningful steps should be taken to stop the unethical uses of antibiotics at
once.
Communicable Disease Control (CDC) section in the Department of Health
Services under its ‘Antibiotic Resistance Containment, Viral Hepatitis and
Diarrhoea Control Programme’ organized the discussion at the office
conference hall of Divisional Director of Health to mark the World Antibiotic
Awareness Week- 2019.
During his keynote presentation on Antimicrobial Resistance in
Bangladesh, Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya, Divisional Director of Health, said
there is no alternative to stop the uses of antibiotics without prescription
to ensure a sound public health.
He mentioned that antibiotic resistance destroy the immunity power of
the human body and subsequently make the body vulnerable to many communicable
diseases.
Dr Acharya said the present government is committed to prevent
antibiotic resistance and urged all authorities concerned to supplement the
government efforts collectively.
He told the meeting that the CDC has a plan of launching an effective
antimicrobial surveillance in human, fish and poultry birds through
undertaking an integrated programme.
It will also adopt a controlling measure on selling of antimicrobial
without prescription, he added.
Deputy Director of Health Dr Hasibul Ahsan Talukder, Assistant Directors
Dr Monzura Rahman and Dr Sarder Rashed Mobarak and Superintendent of
Divisional Police Hospital Dr Nazrul Islam also spoke on the occasion.