Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat to world public health that puts in peril the prevention and treatment of diseases caused by bacteria. The global plan of action by the World Health Organization (WHO) against AMR and the global strategy of one health considers sensitization and understanding of antimicrobial resistance an essential priority for adoption, deployment and putting in place the national action plans against AMR. Antimicrobials, as such antibiotics, are substances that kill or arrest the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. Antibiotics are specifically used to target bacteria responsible for an infection or ailment and are currently used in human and veterinary medicine. However, the emergence of bacteria that are resistant through continuous or perhaps blind use of antibiotics by humans and animals constitute a grave risk for public health.

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