Addressing antibiotic resistance and respiratory tract infections in West Bengal
February 6, 2019What We Do In January 2017, MSF started working on antibiotic resistance in Asansol, West Bengal, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. As part of the project, MSF set up two outpatient departments (OPDs) for treatment of acute respiratory...
Read moreAntibiotic Resistance: Broader Implications for Humanity
November 15, 2017Since 2015, MSF has been working on antibiotic resistance in collaboration with the Ministry of Health in West Bengal, India. As part of the project, a baseline audit of prescribing practices of district hospital doctors as well as health promotion...
Read moreAntibiotic Resistance: Drug-resistant infections are a looming challenge around the world
November 15, 2017Since 2015, Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has been working on antibiotic resistance in collaboration with the health authorities in West Bengal, India. As the world discusses this growing challenge during the Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 12 to 18),...
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