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). |
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