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A time for action: antimicrobial resistance needs global response
Author(s) -
Tim Jinks,
Nancy Y. Lee,
Mike Sharland,
John Rex,
Nicholas Gertler,
Matt Diver,
Ian Jones,
Kiron Jones,
Sophie Mathewson,
Francesca Chiara,
Jeremy Farrar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bulletin of the world health organization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.459
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1564-0604
pISSN - 0042-9686
DOI - 10.2471/blt.16.181743
Subject(s) - action (physics) , antibiotic resistance , medicine , biology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , quantum mechanics
Given the magnitude and severity of the threat of antimicrobial resistance, it is a sign of progress that Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) are now developing national action plans in response to WHO’s Global action plan on antimicrobial resistance.1 To accelerate these efforts, in April 2016 the Wellcome Trust held an interdisciplinary international summit, bringing together policy-makers and scientists from more than 30 countries to review and debate a set of 25 policy options.

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