Resumen de Reboot antibiotics arsenal at any cost
"A post-antibiotic era in which common infections and minor injuries can kill, far from being an apocalyptic fantasy, is instead a very real possibility for the 21st century." That was the warning last month from the World Health Organization (WHO) in its first global report on the growing ability of bacteria to resist antibiotics. The WHO wants to fix the problem by backing unprecedented controls on the pharmaceutical industry--and the industry, mostly, agrees. This week, the WHO's 194 member states met in Geneva, Switzerland, to endorse a proposed action plan to save antibiotics. It includes a modest-looking call for "new business models to encourage investment in and preservation of new products."
