• Every country in the world signs agreement to stamp out antibiotic-resistant infections
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-37420691[/url] [quote]The 193 countries of the United Nations are to sign a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug-resistant infections or "superbugs". Six years in the making, the international commitment could prevent 700,000 deaths a year, say experts. It is the fourth time a UN declaration has been reached on a health issue - following HIV in 2001, non-communicable diseases in 2011 and Ebola in 2013. The signatories now have two years to report back with an action plan.[/quote]
I'm glad they're targeting some of the real offenders here beyond just educating the public. Some people just need to bite the bullet and ride out the cold/flu without popping pills everyday, not only will it prevent superbugs but will strengthen peoples' immune systems too.
This probably should also mean ending the practice of just doping farmyard animals with antibiotics.
[QUOTE=Sprockethead;51083480]This probably should also mean ending the practice of just doping farmyard animals with antibiotics.[/QUOTE] Hopefully. This resolution comes amazingly late all things considered, though.
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