21/11/2025
Day 4 | Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
Today, we spotlight a voice from the frontline Prisca Nayupe a community pharmacist sharing the real challenges she faces in the fight against AMR.
In community pharmacy, every day is a balancing act.
The pressure to maintain business profits.
The responsibility to uphold professionalism.
And the constant need to explain, educate, and be understood by clients who simply want to feel better quickly.
Saying “No, you don’t need antibiotics” isn’t always easy.
But it is necessary.
Because every inappropriate antibiotic sold may create resistance that affects an entire community.
Community pharmacists stand at a difficult intersection:
Patient expectations, economic realities, and the ethical duty to protect public health.
Yet they continue to advocate, counsel, and push for safer practices in even when it costs them.
These are the unseen battles in antimicrobial stewardship.
To every pharmacist choosing responsibility over convenience your voice matters, your decisions matter, and your courage protects us all.
Act now protect today, secure tomorrow.
