The Rational Use of Antibiotics and The Development of Antibiotic Resistance Campaign

The Rational Use of Antibiotics and The Development of Antibiotic Resistance Campaign

Under the auspices of Dean Hanan Refaat, three bachelor students (Esraa, Toqa & Yomna) at FUE Pharmacy are launching an awareness campaign about ”The Rational Use of Antibiotics and The Development of Antibiotic Resistance” among the students of 10 Egyptian High Schools over a period of 2 weeks.

This informative activity consists of a seven-question survey about the behaviour of High School Students distributed before and after a brief talk given by one of the 3 bachelor students. The activity is the cornerstone of the bachelor students’ graduation project under the supervision of Dr Seif EL Hadidi – Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy, FUE.

Aiming to increase the awareness of the public youngsters on limiting the irrational use of antibiotics, this student-led activity is running as part of the Pharmacy Career Day programme at FUE Pharmacy in collaboration with the Marketing Department of FUE during the winter break of 2021-2022. Also, the results of the campaign are subject to publication as a scientific paper about behavioural change in Antibiotic utilisation patterns among a cohort of Egyptian youngsters.