Médecins Sans Frontières - AMR - Amman Reconstructive Surgery Program

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF207593

Date taken / Date Recorded 11/09/2017 12:00 AM

Country Jordan

Photographer / videographer / producer Hussein Amri

Usage Rights (MSF) MSF Publications, Social Media

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Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 2m36s

Maximum Size 1920px × 1080px 552.00 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist 00:00 – 00:13
Hello (Assalam Alaikom), I am Dr. Rasheed Al-Samerrai, an Orthopedic surgeon working with Médecins Sans Frontières in Amman reconstructive surgical project treating war wounded in the Middle East.
00:13 – 00:21
Since the beginning of the project, we noticed that a large number of maxillofacial, orthopedic, and burn injuries suffer from infections.
00:22 – 00:33
When we closely studied the type of bacteria causing these infections, we discovered that more than 60% of these bacteria were resistant to antibiotic.
00:34 – 00:40
In fact, these bacteria are dangerous, so we focused more on the factors that caused this resistance.
00:41 – 00:46
And we discovered that misprescription of antibiotics is the main cause of this phenomenon.
00:47 – 00:54
We have also discovered, during the last 3 years, the emergence of a new type of bacteria that strongly resists antibiotics.
00:54 – 00:59
So we are left with one to two options for the treatment of these bacteria.
01:00 – 01:08
For example, now, during our surgical project in Amman, we have established special programs to minimize the prescription of antibiotics
01:09 – 01:14
Based on the opinions of competent specialists and based on a specific program.
01:15 – 01:26
Médecins Sans Frontières organization invites all our fellow specialists working in the medical field in the Middle East to minimize the prescription of antibiotics, because this practice is crucial and dangerous to the community.
01:27 – 01:32
For example, in our project, we have worked on three levels to minimize the prescription of antibiotics
01:32 – 01:40
The first level was the establishment of a protocol to govern the prescription of antibiotics based on a specific program for each patient.
01:41 – 01:52
The second level was the antibiotic stewardship program, which is a program designed to minimize the prescription of antibiotics and assign this responsibility to competent specialists only.
1:53 – 02:09
Also, MSF has established centers to conduct in-depth studies on this issue, and we have organized a number of conferences in the region to address this topic and these kinds of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
02:10 – 02:22
MSF still urges our fellow specialists working in the medical fields and all citizens, as well, to minimize the prescription of antibiotics and organize it through specific program ran by specialists
02:23 – 02:30
Due to the fact that this phenomenon can lead to the dangerous spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the Middle East.

AMR - Amman Reconstructive Surgery Program | Arabic

AMR - Amman Reconstructive Surgery Program | Arabic