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NORHALIZA A HALIM
Senior Director of Pharmaceutical Services
The first edition of Protocol on Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme in
Healthcare Facilities was published by the Ministry of Health in 2014.
Since then, a lot of references have been made available and various
toolkits have been developed to guide the implementation of the
antimicrobial stewardship programme. Hence, it is high time to review
and update the protocol and keep up with the current development, with
the purpose that this protocol remains relevant.
Overuse and misuse of antimicrobials have been associated with more
rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Therefore, promoting the
appropriate use of antimicrobials through a coordinated programme is
important to improve patient outcomes, reduce antimicrobial resistance
and decrease the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant
organisms.
