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The Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR, Dr Soumya Swaminathan has said that an antibiotic resistance survey is being done in the country and its findings would form the basis for the formulation of a national policy to regulate use of antibiotics.
Dr Swaminathan said that the policy, if framed, will not only save people from adverse effects but also define the duration and doses of antibiotics.
She said, currently, a survey to find out antibiotic resistance to hospital-acquired infection and other bacterial infections is underway at AIIMS-New Delhi, PGI-Chandigarh, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research-Puducherry and CMC-Vellor.
She said, for a more comprehensive study, 15 more centres will be roped in over the next five years. She said, there should be a programme for creating awareness about the use of antibiotic along with regulations that talk about the ban of irregular combinations and the strict implementation of the same.