On Thursday 21st November, with support from the EU and USAID, WHO Thailand joined hands with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health to mark World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) at an event in Samyan Mirttown, Bangkok. The theme for WAAW this year is “Educate. Advocate. Act now.”.
For this event, which continued on Friday 22nd, a focus was also provided on the importance of safe and healthy food, through the organization of a Food Fair featuring local vendors of organic products for which antibiotics have not been used in the production process.