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Editorial for WHO on a legal framework to address antimicrobial resistance

Our future health depends on forming an international legal framework that resolves – or at least substantially reduces – the problem of antimicrobial resistance.

An editorial for World Health Organization’s Bulletin has been published on the issue of the need for a new legal framework in order to address antimicrobial resistance. Dag Hammarskjöld’s Acting Director Fiona Rotberg is one of the authors. The others are: Steven J Hoffman, Kevin Outterson, John-Arne Røttingen, Otto Cars, Charles Clift, Zain Rizvi, Göran Tomsonh and Anna Zorzet.

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Title:Editorial for WHO on a legal framework to address antimicrobial resistance
Type:Seminar Papers
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Antimicrobial resistance is recognized as a grave threat to global health.1,2 It already causes an estimated 700 000 deaths annually and – without effective action – is predicted to cause 10 million deaths annually by 2050.

The Bulletin is published by the World Health Organization and is one of the world’s leading public health journals. It is a peer-reviewed monthly with a special focus on developing countries, giving it unrivalled global scope and authority. The Bulletin is one of the top 10 public and environmental health journals with an impact factor of 5.250, according to the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI). It is essential reading for all public health decision-makers and researchers who require its special blend of research, well-informed opinion and news.

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