Department Circular No. 2023-0398

Story Posted: September 11, 2023; 02:00 PM. Link to Post: bit.ly/dc2023-0398

Observance of the World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week (WAAW) 2023 on November 18-24, 2023

Download the issuance: DC No. 2023-0398 dated August 24, 2023

Addressed to all DOH central and regional directors, BARMM Ministry of Health, directors and chiefs of medical centers, hospitals and sanitaria, ICAMR members, includes links to information related to the celebration of WAAW, including DOH IEC materials

Address further inquiries about this issuance to the DOH's Pharmaceutical Division.

READ: Department Memorandum (DM) No. 2023-0150, "Guidance in the Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2023," and DM No. 2023-0283, "Supplemental Guidance to the Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2023"

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