HAMILTON, Canada, Nov 23 2021 (IPS) – The has become the main driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and drug-resistant infections that threaten human health and the global economy.
Given that development, the UN designated November 18-24 as , to remind us all to handle antimicrobials with greater care.
Antimicrobials – which range from antibiotic and antiviral medicines to disinfectant and antiseptic chemicals – help prevent or treat human, animal and plant infections and have contributed immensely to health and progress worldwide.
Now, however, common antibiotics, as well as first-line antimicrobials for infectious diseases such as HIV and …