Establishment of the National Antibiotic Programme 2009.

This Establishment of the National Antibiotic Programm (NAP) 2009 is a cross-sectoral policy document. The objective of the NAP is to ensure a long-term available, effective, safe and cost-effective antibiotic treatment for patients with infectious diseases.
The NAP major activities and functions include: a) To formulate and regularly update the principles of the national antibiotic policy. b) To monitor and analyze antibiotic resistance at the local, regional and national levels with the aim of obtaining systematic data needed for effective antibiotic resistance prevention and control, including the assessment of the effect of the measures taken. c) To monitor and analyze structured antibiotic consumption and use at the local, regional and national levels with the aim of obtaining systematic data to eliminate antibiotic overuse and misuse and to assess the effect of the measures adopted. d) To implement effective systemic measures aimed at ever improving the quality of antibiotic use in both human and veterinary medicine. e) To implement effective systemic measures aimed at infection prevention and control in the general population and hospitals with an emphasis on the prevention of transmission and spread of multidrug resistant pathogens. f) To educate the general public and to raise their awareness. g) To educate the professional public in prudent use of antibiotics and principles of antibiotic resistance prevention and control. h) To promote science and research in the area of antibiotic resistance. i) To coordinate the international cooperation in the areas of prudent use of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance prevention and control.