Generating Collective Solutions to Reduce Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Vietnam

Commune health center: Revision of guidelines for antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care, Training primary healthcare doctors in the application of the new guidelines

"* Establish a participatory action research group~* Engagement with the group through participatory action research involving problem identification, planning change strategies, implementing strategies, and evaluation"

"The intervention activities in hospitals will include: training a health-worker in each of the participating hospitals to act as a facilitator or activator; forming an antibiotic stewardship group; meeting regularly and following an action-research cycle that includes problem identification, planning change strategies, implementing strategies, and evaluating strategies"

Development of educational materials for the community and farmers; Disseminated of messages through posters, leaflets and local media channels