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Raise Awareness  –  Campaign materials

Fact sheets

Here you can find a selection of ready to use print materials to use for advocacy and communication.

From fact sheets to posters to cartoon booklets, these resources can be downloaded and used “as is” or as inspiration to create similar materials that are adapted to your particular context.

The resources below have been divided into the following tables according to intended target group:

  • The public/General audiences
  • Health professionals

Selected Resources

The public/General audiences

Resource Description
Global Handwashing Day “Always Wash Your Hands” Poster Poster showing how to properly wash hands and when to wash hands, designed for children. Available in eight different languages (Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, French, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish).
Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Doctor’s Offices – Patient and Healthcare Provider Information Fact sheets and infographics. Free to use print materials about antibiotic resistance and appropriate antibiotic use for common infectious diseases aimed at different groups in the general public, and towards health professionals. Produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Effective antibiotics – essential for children’s survival Fact sheet from ReAct providing key examples on how antibiotic resistance affects children around the world.
All you wanted to know about microbes but were afraid to ask… – The human microbiome (PDF) Fact sheet from ReAct about the microbiome (microbes living in our bodies), and the effects antibiotics have on the microbiome. Also available in Spanish (El microbioma humano, PDF).
Antibiotic resistance: From farm to you (PDF) Fact sheet on how resistance develops at a farm level and its impact on human health (by BEUC).
Antibiotic resistance – undoing progress in maternal and child health (PDF) Fact sheet from ReAct that describes the impact on health of antibiotic use, lack of access to antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
Antibiotic use, resistance and the link to nutrition (PDF) Fact sheet from ReAct that describes the impact of antibiotic use and the burden of antibiotic resistance, and the relevance for those working in nutrition.
Addressing the antibiotic resistance threat – the role of water, sanitation and hygiene (PDF) Fact sheet from ReAct that describes the impact of antibiotic use and the burden of antibiotic resistance, as well as the importance of water, sanitation and hygiene to limit emergence and spread of resistant bacteria.
What can I do as an individual? (PDF) Infographic. Information material from ReAct on how individuals can take action to limit antibiotic resistance development and spread (2-page pdf).
Educational materials ReAct This page collects ReAct fact sheets, comic strips booklets and books produced in Asia, Africa and Latin America (English and Spanish versions). Tailored for a variety of audiences including the general public, health professionals and farmers.
How does antibiotic resistance spread? Infographic about the spread of antibiotic resistance, developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), available in all EU/EEA official languages.
First reported cases of bacterial resistance against key antibiotics Infographic that displays when resistance in bacteria were first reported for different antibiotics. Produced by the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) using CDC data.
Handle antimicrobials with care. We can all help! (PDF 0,8 Mb) Fact sheet from FAO, WOAH, and WHO with concise, action-oriented information. Describes how different sectors should handle antimicrobials to reduce development and spread of antimicrobial resistance. One Health perspective.
Healthy animals, happy farmers! Top ten actions for farmers to keep animals and people healthy and antimicrobials working (PDF 1Mb) Infographic from FAO that includes ten key actions for farmers to combat the increase of antimicrobial resistance

Health professionals

Resource Description
Antibiotic Prescribing and Use in Doctor’s Offices – Patient and Healthcare Provider Information Fact sheets and infographics. Free to use print materials about antibiotic resistance and appropriate antibiotic use for common infectious diseases aimed at different groups in the general public, and towards health professionals. Produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
European antibiotic awareness day homepage Campaign site. Get inspiration or directly use the campaign materials produced for the European Antibiotic Awareness Day, special section for health care professionals.
Do bugs need drugs? Information portal. A Canadian program for wise use of antibiotics with resources for aiding health care professionals as well as for communicating with patients.
Factsheet for experts – Antimicrobial resistance Fact sheet about antimicrobial resistance for experts developed by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

More from "Campaign materials"

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation - FAO, World Organisation for Animal Health - WOAH & World Health Organization - WHO. Handle antimicrobials with care. We can all help! Preprint at https://www.woah.org/app/uploads/2021/03/en-amr-tripartite-infographic-2017.pdf.
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ReAct - Action on antibiotic resistance. Addressing the antibiotic resistance threat – the role of water, sanitation and hygiene. Preprint at https://www.reactgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ReAct-Factsheet_AntibioticResistance-WASH-and-Children-Feb-2018.pdf (2016).
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ReAct - Action on antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic use, resistance and the link to nutrition. Preprint at https://www.reactgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ReAct-Factsheet_AntibioticResistance-Nutriton-and-Children-Feb-2018.pdf (2016).
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ReAct - Action on antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance – undoing progress in maternal and child health. Preprint at https://www.reactgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ReAct-Factsheet_AntibioticResistance-Health-and-Children-Feb-2018-1.pdf (2016).
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FAO. Healthy animals, happy farmers!: Top ten actions for farmers to keep animals and people healthy and antimicrobials working. (FAO, 2018).
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ReAct - Action on antibiotic resistance. New fact sheet: Effective antibiotics - essential for childrens’ survival – 2020. ReAct https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2020/new-fact-sheet-effective-antibiotics-essential-for-childrens-survival/ (2020).
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - CDC. Patient and Healthcare Provider Information[. CDC: Antibitoic Prescribing and Use in Doctor’s Offices https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/materials-references/print-materials/index.html.
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ReAct - Action on antibiotic resistance. All you wanted to know about microbes but were afraid to ask... - The human microbiome. Preprint at (2017).
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - ECDC. Factsheet for experts. Factsheet for experts https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/antimicrobial-resistance/facts/factsheets/experts.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - ECDC. How does antibiotic resistance spread? European Antibiotic Awareness Day https://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications-data/antibiotic-resistance-how-does-antibiotic-resistance-spread (2015).
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European Consumer Organisation - BEUC. Antibiotic resistance: From farm to you. http://www.beuc.eu/publications/beuc-x-2014-083_antibiotic_resistance-from_farm_to_you-infographic.pdf (2014).
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The Global Public-Private ashing Partnership for Handwashing. Global Handwashing Day ‘Always Wash Your Hands’ Poster. http://globalhandwashing.org/resources/ghd-poster/ (2015).
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The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy - CDDEP. First reported cases of bacterial resistance against key antibiotics. http://www.cddep.org/tool/first_reported_cases_bacterial_resistance_against_key_antibiotics.
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - ECDC. European Antibiotic Awareness Day Site. Home http://ecdc.europa.eu/en/eaad/Pages/Home.aspx (201AD).
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Do Bugs need Drugs? A Community Program for Wise Use of Antibiotics. http://www.dobugsneeddrugs.org/.