Publish date: 14 November 2025
World AMR Awareness Week is next week, 18 to 24 November 2025.
The World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign to raise awareness and increase understanding of AMR and to promote global action to tackle the emergence and spread of drug-resistant pathogens.
The theme for WAAW 2025 is “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future.”
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to antimicrobial agents. As a result of drug resistance, antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents become ineffective and infections become difficult or impossible to treat, increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
Get involed:
Take part in a fun, interactive AMS Escape Room – a fast-paced, case-based learning game designed to test your knowledge and skills in antimicrobial stewardship.
Why take part? Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest global health challenges of our time. Drug-resistant infections are rising, yet awareness and action remain limited. Clinicians play a critical role in reducing AMR by applying best prescribing and infection control practices every day.
How it works:
- Five case-based scenarios with interactive questions
- Takes around 15 minutes to complete
- Immediate feedback on your answers at the end
- Anonymous participation — no names or identifiers collected
NHS England Webinars
NHS England are hosting a number of webinars across the week to raise awareness across a vareity of topics including helping clinicians learn about AMR, to finding out about the long term consequences of antimicrobial resistance.
Click here to view the timetable and register for the webinars.
Further resources to explore:
- TARGET antibiotics toolkit (designed for all primary care or community settings)
- Choose your Antibiotic Guardian pledge and encourage colleagues, family members and friends to do the same.
- Use the Cheshire & Merseyside Anti-infective Formulary when prescribing any antimicrobial in our care, unless a microbiologist or specialist has provided alternative recommendations.
