An Educational Initiative Aimed at Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness among School-going Jordanian Youth

An Educational Initiative Aimed at Increasing Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness among School-going Jordanian Youth

By: Basmah Qenab,Tahreer Aqel, Hanin Younis, Rahmeh AbuShweimeh, Anwaar Al Zghoul, Zaina Sweedan, Mohammad Omran, Mohan P. Joshi, Niranjan Konduri

Publication: Frontiers in Public Health, 11 December 2024 (Volume 12). DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1462976

Raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance is essential to combating it. The USAID Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical Services (MTaPS) Program, led by MSH, sought to assess whether critical awareness gaps among youth in Jordan could be bridged through targeted AMR educational initiatives. This intervention demonstrates how educating young people offers a cost effective, scalable, and replicable approach to fostering understanding and driving action to combat the spread of AMR.