WHO AWaRe system for antimicrobial stewardship
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The WHO AWaRe system is a suite of normative guidance, technical documents and tools to support Member States in the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship policies and interventions, including planning, informing, monitoring and evaluating impact. It includes the AWaRe classification, AWaRe antibiotic book, AWaRe based indicators and targets to monitor and benchmark antimicrobial use, as well as relevant implementation resources such as the antimicrobial stewardship practical toolkit.
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Publications
The selection and use of essential medicines, 2025: WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) classification...
The AWaRe classification is intended as a tool for monitoring antibiotic use, defining targets and monitoring the impact of stewardship policies and interventions...
The WHO AWaRe (Access, Watch, Reserve) antibiotic book
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to global health and development and it contributes to millions of deaths worldwide each year. Inappropriate...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a threat to global health and development and it contributes to millions of deaths worldwide each year. Inappropriate...
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Antimicrobial stewardship programmes in health-care facilities in low-and middle-income countries: a...
This toolkit aims to support countries in implementing Objective 4 of the Global Action Plan – ‘‘optimize the use of antimicrobial medicines”...
Member States have requested WHO policy guidance on how to facilitate the implementation of national AMS activities in an integrated and programmatic approach....
Contact Us
You can contact the AWaRe team at: aware@who.int