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Wellcome Trust
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National Institutes of Health
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World Health Organisation
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Global Health Council
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1928, at St. Mary’s Hospital, London, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. This discovery led to the introduction of antibiotics that greatly reduced the number of deaths from infection.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ‘post-antibiotic’ era is near, according to a report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The decreasing effectiveness of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents is a global problem, and a surveillance system should be established to monitor it, the group says.
Detailed explanation-3: -WHO has declared that AMR is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity. Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials are the main drivers in the development of drug-resistant pathogens.
Detailed explanation-4: -The last time scientists discovered a novel class of antibiotics that would eventually make it to market was in 1984.