Self-medication especially of antibiotic medicines should be discouraged by all the concerned quarters because it yields negative impact on human health. Punjab Health Services Director General Dr Munir Ahmed expressed these views while addressing a policy and advocacy seminar on Antibiotic Awareness organised by the Punjab Hepatitis & Infection Control Programme with collaboration of World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday. He emphasised to discourage the reckless use of antibiotics by the general public to avoid antibiotic resistance. He added that in recent years, the misuse of antibiotics has increased up to 36 percent. He said that Punjab would be the first province where a comprehensive Anti-Microbial Resistance Policy would be formulated in next few months. Hepatitis & Infection Control Programme Manager Dr Zahida Sarwar, Drug Control Additional Secretary Dr Sohail, Vertical Programme Additional Secretary Dr Saadain, Professor Dr Ghayyasun Nabi Tayyab, Dr Irfan Ahmed of WHO and representatives from Shukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, University of Veterinary Sciences & Agriculture Department of Punjab were present in the seminar. Published in Daily Times, November 16th 2018.