Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs (DSPRUD)

Subject – Environment

Context – Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: Recent initiatives of DSPRUD towards AMR containment

Concept –

Delhi Society for Promotion of Rational Use of Drugs(DSPRUD), a non-government organisation since 1996, has been a leading innovator, convener, partner and driver for introducing the concept of essential medicines and rational medicine use, especially antibiotics in India.
The Society is committed to focus and energise the essential medicines concept, rational medicine use and medication safety agenda to strengthen healthcare systems in both, the public and private sector.
DSPRUD played an instrumental role in the development of a multi-sectoral and multi-jurisdictional State Action Plan to Combat AMR in Delhi (SAP-CARD) in January 2020 with contribution from over 120 experts from the human and non-human sectors.
- With this, Delhi became the third state to develop its own state action plan after Kerala and Madhya Pradesh.
Besides, DSPRUD has been representing at the national level in National Working Groups on AMR.