Table 1– The World Health Organization’s comprehensive six-point policy package to contain and prevent antimicrobial resistance
Commit to a comprehensive, financed national plan with accountability and civil society engagement
Strengthen surveillance and laboratory capacity
Ensure uninterrupted access to quality essential medicine
Regulate and promote rational use of medicines, including those used in animal husbandry, and ensure proper patient care
Enhance infection prevention and control
Foster innovations, and the research and development of new tools

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