RAJSHAHI, Nov 23, 2021 (BSS)- Medical practitioners and health experts at 
a discussion here today unequivocally called for stopping the further 
emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance as its consequence is very much 
hazardous to public health. 

    They identically mentioned that all sorts of non-prescribed, overrated 
and frequent uses of antibiotics in the 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- 2021. 

    During her keynote presentation on Antimicrobial Resistance in 
Bangladesh, Dr Nazma Akter, Assistant Director of Health (Disease Control), 
said there is no alternative to stop the use of antibiotics without 
prescription to ensure a sound public health. 

    She mentioned that antibiotic resistance destroys the immunity power of 
the human body and subsequently makes the body vulnerable to many 
communicable diseases. 

    Dr Akter said the present government is committed to prevent antibiotic 
resistance and urged all authorities concerned to supplement the government 
efforts collectively. 

    She 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 antimicrobials 
without prescription, she added. 

    With Divisional Director of Health Dr Anwarul Kabir in the chair, the 
meeting was addressed, among others, by Deputy Director of the Department of 
Livestock Dr Abdul Mazid, Assistant District Primary Education Officer Gofran 
Halim, Executive Magistrate Rakibul Hassan and Medical Officer of Police 
Hospital Dr Saber Chowdhury.