AS part of World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week, clinicians at Western District Health Service (WDHS) are actively trying to educate the public about the serious effects Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) can have on the human body.

AMR occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change and no longer respond to medicines, such as antibiotics, making it harder to treat patients and increasing the risk of disease spread and severe or critical illness.