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Antimicrobial Resistance - The End of Modern Medicine?

The Royal Institution via YouTube

Overview

Explore the critical issue of antimicrobial resistance in this thought-provoking talk by Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer of the UK. Delve into the complex challenges posed by antimicrobial resistance, often considered as pressing as climate change. Examine why this problem has developed to such an extent that it now threatens modern medicine. Learn about its global spread and the urgent need to change attitudes towards antimicrobials, particularly antibiotics, in health, agriculture, farming, aquaculture, and the environment. Understand the potential consequences of failing to address this issue, including a possible return to a 'pre-antibiotic era' with significantly higher mortality rates due to infections. Gain insights from Dame Sally Davies' extensive work in raising global awareness and securing commitments to action on antibiotic resistance.

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Antimicrobial Resistance: The End of Modern Medicine? - with Dame Sally Davies

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The Royal Institution

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