Pledge at UN follows warnings that antimicrobial resistance may undo century of medical progress and kill 8.2m a year
World leaders have committed to reduce deaths linked to superbugs by 10% before the end of the decade.
The target for 2030, set during a meeting at the UN’s general assembly in New York, came with warnings that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could reverse a century of medical progress.
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