President Dr. Arif Alvi has called for introducing massive changes to the present practice of frequent use of anti-microbial agents in human, animal and environmental sectors.

Talking to a delegation of Fleming Fund Grant, led by the British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr Christian Turner in Islamabad he said the unnecessary use of antibiotics posed serious health challenges requiring the change of attitude by medical practitioners and society as a whole.

He added that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic had further highlighted the issue of rising antibiotic resistance.

The President said the Government of Pakistan, is committed to play role in global disease control program and stand by the global community in the effort to reduce anti-microbial resistance burden.