The Need for Sustainable Access to Effective Antibiotics

4.95 million deaths are associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) per year.

1.27 deaths per year from antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Even More people die from not having access to antibiotics.

The very young, the very old, and the very ill are most vulnerable to antibiotic-resistant infections.

In a world without effective antibiotics, common infections will require complicated and costly treatments, and advanced medical procedures such as cancer therapy, transplants, and even routine surgeries will become impossible.

Reference: The Lancet Series on Antimicrobial Resistance.