Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel jointly inaugurated the exhibition ‘Superbugs: The End of Antibiotics?’ on September 6t at National Science Centre, New Delhi.

The Exhibition explored how society is responding to the enormous challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibacterial resistance (ABR) in particular featuring scientific research from across the globe and personal stories of those waging war on Superbugs.The exhibition was organised by National Council of Science Museums (NCSM) in collaboration with Science Museum, Group, London, and Wellcome (UK). The exhibition is supported by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and British Council, India.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister Patel said that the way National Council of Science Museums had designed planned & arranged the exhibition was very effective. He added that antibiotic has reduced our immunity, which has become a serious problem. He further stated that it is our duty to create awareness among the future generation about the limited use of antibiotics. He highlighted the importance of social media to create awareness to the masses. He reiterated the Prime Minister’s view that we should avoid using too many antibiotics for quick recovery.

Other dignitaries present on the occasion were A. D. Choudhury, Director General, NCSM, Prof. Balram Bhargava, Secretary, DHR & DG, ICMR, Dr. Renu Swarup, Secretary, Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, Jan Thompson, Deputy British High Commissioner to India, Jonathan Newby, MD, Science Museum Group.

The Exhibition explored how society is responding to the enormous challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and antibacterial resistance (ABR) in particular featuring scientific research from across the globe.