Over 750,000 antimicrobial resistance deaths preventable yearly via vaccines, water, sanitation and infection control

Speaking at the World Health Assembly, authors of a new Lancet Series call for urgent global action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Authors say if the world does not prioritize action on AMR now, we will see a steady increase in the global death toll—currently 4.95 million per year from infections linked to AMR—with young infants, elderly people, and people with chronic illnesses or requiring surgical procedures at the highest risk. Improving and expanding existing methods to prevent infections, such as hand hygiene, regular cleaning and sterilization of equipment in health Read More