Jaipur declaration on Antimicrobial Resistance

November 5, 2011

The Jaipur declaration adopted at the 29^th meeting of health ministers of 11 South East Asian countries on Antimicrobial Resistance, committing to maintaining the efficaciousness of antibiotics via intellectual use and regulation
Union Health Minister Gulam Nabi Azad inaugurated the meeting and 64th session of the WHO committee for south East Asia in Jaipur
Through the adoption of the Jaipur Declaration on antimicrobial resistance, the health ministers demanded for urgent measures to check further development of antimicrobial resistance
They recognized that the significant driver of antimicrobial resistance is the unfounded use of these agents and national Governments must take vital action to safeguard the effectiveness of existing antimicrobial agents
The Declaration emphasizes concern at the spread of antimicrobial resistance which is negating achievements made in protecting human life and health
It acknowledged that such resistance could become a serious obstruction in global efforts towards controlling HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria etc