European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) 2025
European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) provides a platform to support for national campaigns on the prudent use of antibiotics. Each year, EAAD, which is coordinated by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), is marked across Europe by national campaigns on or around 18 November.
EAAD is a European health initiative, acknowledging the growing problem with antimicrobial resistance, and recognising the need to raise awareness on the prudent use of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine in order to curb antibiotic resistance.
As a result of collaboration with the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe and other European and international partners, what started out as a small initiative in 2008, providing a platform for national campaigns in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA), has grown over the years to become an important event which is marked in more than 43 countries.
Digital event
This year, EAAD will be marked with a digital event, taking place on 18 November from 13:00 to 15:00 CET.
This year, the theme of EAAD is ‘From Resistance to Resilience: healthcare workers leading the change’, and it will focus on the significant challenges faced by healthcare workers when addressing severe infections, particularly those caused by antimicrobial resistant organisms.
The event is free of charge and open to the general public.
The event discussions and presentation will be in English but AI automated subtitles will be available in all EU/EEA languages.
Digital campaign
ECDC will continue to collaborate with social media influencers in each EU/EEA country, who will produce and publish content on the prudent use of antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and EAAD overall in their national languages from 18 November onwards.
Join the campaign on social media
To see the latest updates about EAAD, check the campaign’s social media accounts:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecdc.eu
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ECDC.EU
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecdc/
Campaign hashtags
The online discussion can be tagged using #EAAD, #AntimicrobialResistance and #KeepAntibioticsWorking. These hashtags are used across countries, in different languages, and by a wide number of partners and stakeholders. Use the hashtags and highlight your own content to the EAAD audience!
