Mission
THE ALLIANCE FOR THE PRUDENT USE OF ANTIBIOTICS (APUA) IS A NON-PROFIT GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH ORGANIZATION. APUA IS THE WORLD'S FOREMOST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENSURING EFFECTIVE ANTIMICORBIAL TREATMENT FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. BASED IN BOSTON ON THE TUFTS UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CAMPUS, APUA'S GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN SOCIETY'S DEFENSES AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES WORLDWIDE. WITH AN AFFILIATE NETWORK IN OVER 50 COUNTRIES, OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE ANTIMICROBIAL POLICY AND PRACTICE THROUGH SUSTAINED COMMUNICATIONS AT THE GLOBAL, NATIONAL, AND LOCAL LEVELS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND ADVOCACY (SEE WWW.APUA.ORG).FOUNDED IN 1981 AND RECOGNIZED AS A PIONEER IN THE FIELD, APUA'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE INFECTIOUS DISEASE TREATMENT AND CONTAIN DRUG RESISTANCE THROUGH PROMOTING APPROPRIATE ANTIMICROBIAL ACCESS AND IMPROVING ANTIBIOTIC USE IN BOTH THE DEVELOPING AND INDUSTRIAL WORLD.