European Educational Resources in the Curriculum of Saudi Arabia as a Solution for Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic misuse is an important factor in the development and spread of antibiotic resistance. Saudi Arabia shows high consumption of antibiotics over the counter accompanied by misuse. A major cause of the antibiotics misuse is the general lack of health education, knowledge and misunderstandings. e-Bug, the European educational resource, in its design, is a tool that could be implemented targeting students at schools. The aim of this paper is to describe the six steps used for curriculum development and how e-Bug could be integrated within the compulsory education in Saudi Arabia as a solution for the problem of antibiotics misuse and resistance.