Personal Health
Key Driver: inappropriate outpatient antibiotic prescribing and patient misuse;
Personal action: use antibiotics only when prescribed and do not save or share leftover medications.
Key Driver: international travel and medical tourism facilitating global dissemination of resistant strains;
Personal action: maintain vigilant hygiene during travel and seek prompt medical attention for infections acquired abroad.
Key Driver: lapses in hand hygiene and infection control in healthcare settings enabling transmission;
Personal action: perform thorough hand hygiene and avoid unnecessary healthcare exposure when ill.
Key Driver: release of antibiotics and resistant bacteria into the environment via improper disposal and wastewater;
Personal action: return unused antibiotics for proper disposal and avoid flushing medications into drains.
