In Post Soviet, “Experts have warned that if the world does not prioritize action against antimicrobial resistance, there will be a steady increase in the number of deaths, with babies, the elderly and those with chronic illnesses or requiring surgical procedures who will bear the brunt.

‘It kills more people than HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined,’ said Professor Ramanan Laxminarayan of Princeton University in the United States, adding that tackling antimicrobial resistance was crucial to achieving survival goals of newborns, as well as for healthy aging.”

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