The family health centre at Kakkodi in Kozhikode district has become the first antibiotic-smart healthcare centre in the country, according to a statement issued by the Health department.
Hospitals which fulfill 10 guidelines-based criteria on restricting the abuse of antibiotics are graded as antibiotic-smart hospitals. All hospitals in the State will be made antibiotic-smart hospitals in phases, the statement said.
Overuse or irrational use of antibiotics can lead to antimicrobial resistance, a condition wherein microbial organisms develop resistance to drugs which are meant to cure diseases caused by these organisms. AMR is a global threat to human health.
