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DATO’ DR. MAHIRAN MUSTAFA
Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician
Head of Infectious Diseases Services
Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Antimicrobial stewardship programmes have shown to decrease inappropriate
antimicrobial use, improve healthcare outcomes and reduce adverse consequences
of antimicrobial use including antimicrobial resistance, toxicity and unnecessary
costs. This protocol serves as a guide for facilities and healthcare professionals in
implementing antimicrobial stewardship programme in a structured manner.

The first edition of this protocol marked an important step at the national level for
nationwide implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programme especially at
Ministry of Health facilities. Since then, antimicrobial stewardship has been given
more priority and implementation has expanded to include many other facilities
including the private hospitals. This revised edition has taken into consideration the
latest available guidelines, recommendations and toolkits from established sources
to ensure it remains relevant. It also incorporates more detailed guides on how to
initiate an antimicrobial stewardship programme and manage antimicrobial
stewardship interventions, as well as tips to run antimicrobial stewardship activities
for small hospitals and hospitals with limited resources.