Table 2. AIIMS Rishikesh Institutional Action Plan (IAP) oath.

AIIMS Rishikesh's institutional mobilization and professional commitment via the antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) pledge.

AIIMS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences; ASMP, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program.

Oath Ceremony
As a healthcare professional, I recognize that antimicrobials are vital in saving lives. I also acknowledge the alarming rise of antimicrobial resistance, threatening global health.
I (We/Hospital) Pledge to:
	Accept antimicrobial resistance is rising, and I am here to decrease it.
	Promote integrated antimicrobial stewardship practices by preventing and controlling infections, doing right investigation and treatment for right patient at right time.
	Foster source control and always follow standard precautions for all patients.
	Audit my hand hygiene and environment cleaning practices.
	Advocate and use adult vaccination.
	Adhere to facility-specific treatment recommendations for infectious diseases based on national guidelines and local antibiograms.
	Use standard operating procedures for specimen collection, storage, and transportation.
	Prescribe or use antimicrobials judiciously, considering the diagnosis, severity, and local resistance patterns.
	Restrict to backfoot the reserved antimicrobials.
	Optimize antimicrobial use through regular documentation and review.
	Educate myself, my family members, patients and their caregivers on infectious diseases, their chain of transmission, and their cure with antimicrobials.
	I acknowledge one health, caring for others, I care for myself.
By taking this pledge, I commit to being a responsible healthcare professional and protecting human beings from antimicrobial resistance. Regards: AMSP Committee, AIIMS Rishikesh.