The WHO on Firstline

AWaRe Antibiotic Book

The World Health Organization AWaRe Antibiotic book is a new gold standard resource to help countries fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), guiding health professionals to select the best antibiotics for their patients.

Firstline has partnered with the WHO to give health professionals in every country, free access to the very best antibiotic prescribing knowledge, for the first time.

WHO AWaRe Antibiotic Book available

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  1. 1. Tap the Download mobile app button on your phone to install Firstline for free.
  2. 2. Open Firstline app and select "Select Location".
  3. 3. Choose "World Health Organization".
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Global guidance, local impact

The combination of Firstline and WHO guidance can turn national action plans on AMR into impactful, localized action - in weeks, not years.

AMR Action through Guidance

Behind the partnership

Learn more about how the partnership between Firstline and the WHO has created a watershed moment in the global fight against AMR.

About the Partnership

"The AWaRe Antibiotic Book is an important and immediately actionable reference. The app-version on Firstline significantly increases access, and we hope it will be used by prescribers everywhere."

Dr Clive Ondari, WHO Director of Health Product Policy and Standards, World Health Organization