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Where Are We in the Fight Against AMR?

In recent years, global awareness about the threat posed by drug-resistant microbes has increased, particularly within global-governance bodies such as the G20 and the United Nations. But awareness alone will not rescue us from "superbugs," which could claim more than ten million lives per year by 2050.

LONDON – To mark the second anniversary of the British government’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), which I had the honor of chairing, two members of the Review team – Anthony McDonnell and Will Hall – and I have published a new book: Superbugs: An Arms Race Against Bacteria. In it, we discuss the Review’s ten recommended interventions – what I call the Ten Commandments – while considering the progress made so far, and the work that still needs to be done.

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