{"id":74233,"date":"2016-09-16T11:08:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T11:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=cd6d08c28d342038495b09a0e6a2ae21"},"modified":"2016-09-16T11:08:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T11:08:46","slug":"news-story-governments-progress-in-preventing-drug-resistant-infections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=74233","title":{"rendered":"News story: Government\u2019s progress in preventing drug resistant infections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lord O\u2019Neill\u2019s review, \u2018Tackling drug-resistant infections globally\u2019 made 10 recommendations on how to best prevent the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The recommendations include raising awareness of AMR globally, reducing the use of antibiotics in animals and improving hygiene to help stop the spread of infection.<\/p>\n

The UK government response<\/a> accepts these recommendations as part of its ongoing AMR strategy. The government also published its second annual progress report<\/a> on the UK\u2019s 5 year AMR strategy.<\/p>\n

Lord O\u2019Neil\u2019s report also highlights the consequences if we do not act to prevent the growing crisis – predicting 10 million deaths a year by 2050, an effect on the world economy of $100 trillion, and the potential end of modern medicine as we know it.<\/p>\n

Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies said:<\/p>\n

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Action on antimicrobial infections must be taken internationally. Jim O\u2019Neill\u2019s review has made challenging recommendations for the world and I\u2019m delighted that the UK is helping to lead the fight on this.<\/p>\n

No country can afford to be complacent about the catastrophic risk we are facing. If drugs like antibiotics no longer fight infections, 10 million lives could be lost globally every year by 2050.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The UK is already leading on a range of measures aimed at preventing AMR across the globe. These include:<\/p>\n