Abstract

Now a day's Antibiotic resistance (AR) has been called one of the world's most important public health problems. From discovery, scientists also gave warning about its misuse & resistance. Every time a person take's antibiotic, sensitive bacteria are killed and resistant one may be left to grow & multiply. Repeated & improper uses of antibiotic are the primary causes of the increasing in population of multi drug resistant bacteria (superbugs). Moreover excess use and misuse of antibiotic threatened’ the usefulness of these important drugs. AR in children is particularly concerns because they have the highest rate of antibiotic use often have fewer antibiotic choices since some antibiotics cannot be safely given to children. When antibiotic s does not work, infection often last longer, cause more severe illness, required more doctors visit or extended hospital stays and involve more expensive and toxic medication. Some resistance infection may even cause death. These scenarios prevailing globally as well as in Bangladesh. WHO realized this dreaded situation and declared campaign for observing ' world antibiotic awareness week."(WAAW)from 16th -22nd November with a view to increase the awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practice among the general public, health worker and policy maker to and further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. The theme of the campaign:-Antibiotic: Handle with care-reflects the overarching message that antibiotics are a precious resource and should be preserved. The government media and the doctors in practice should take initiatives to aware the mass people on antibiotic resistance and the harm of self medication.