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The study comes in the backdrop of reputed medical journal Lancet publishing a research paper that that NDM-1 (New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1), a bacteria with multi-drug resistant gene, was found in sewage and drinking water samples in the capital.
In the wake of the Lancet report, Delhi government has decided to distribute free chlorine tablets to people as a precautionary measure against water-borne diseases but insisted the water being supplied is totally safe.
The study would be jointly conducted by the Union Health Ministry and a special task force, which has been set up for the purpose. Project coordinator and the surveillance team set up for the purpose in the selected tertiary care hospitals will implement the surveillance of antimicrobials.The data generated will be used for intervention studies for rational use of antibiotics.
Courtesy : The Hindu
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