Commitment at UN general assembly comes amid warnings that antimicrobial resistance could undo a century of medical progress
Mia Mottley, second right, Barbadian PM and chair of the global leaders group on antimicrobial resistance, called AMR a ‘silent, slow-motion pandemic’.Mia Mottley, second right, Barbadian PM and chair of the global leaders group on antimicrobial resistance, called AMR a ‘silent, slow-motion pandemic’.The target for 2030, set during a meeting at the UN’s general assembly in New York, came with warnings that antimicrobial resistance could reverse a century of medical progress.
AMR, where pathogens such as bacteria evolve so that existing medicines no longer work against them, is linked to 4.7 million deaths each year. The toll is projected to reach 8.2 million per year by 2050 on currenton AMR, signed by 193 member states, calls for scaled-up action across sectors including farming, pharmaceutical manufacture, environmental protection and healthcare.
It also calls for financial support for poorer countries where the issue is most acute. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO, said the declaration was “a strong signal from countries that they are committed to addressing this global threat”.
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