MTB Europe: Thirteen national science academies call on G8 to act on drug resistance threat

The national science academies of the G8 member states and five other science academies, are calling on the G8 governments to take action over two threats to human populations: drug-resistant infectious agents and sustainable development.

Infectious agents that are resistant to drugs represent one of the greatest threats to the human population worldwide. People are increasingly being infected with resistant pathogens, and more and more often the drugs used to treat them, such as antibiotics, are not working. The academies also warn that the number of multi-drug-resistant infections acquired in hospital settings is on the rise. 

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