UN health agency steps up fight against ‘invisible pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): As resistance to antibiotics grows, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the latest stage of its campaign to fight this deadly health risk – likened by the agency to an “invisible pandemic”– with the launch of a new online tool for health professionals on Tuesday.
Antimicrobial resistance a 'global health emergency,' UN, ahead of awareness week
Nov 13, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Nov 13 (IBNS): By 2050, some five million people could die each year in Asia alone due to resistance to antibiotic medicines or antimicrobials, according to UN agencies.