Some 1,700 patients a year will be given the new 'superbug-busting drugs' on the NHS for infections which have become resistant to traditional antibiotics
Antimicrobial resistance is"one of the top 10 public health threats facing humanity" - but it is hoped the NHS deal with pharmaceutical companies will help provide a template for other countries to follow in tackling infections.New drugs to fight superbugs are to be given to hundreds of patients across England as part of a deal which it is hoped will"save lives and strike a blow" in the global battle against antimicrobial resistance.
Some 1,700 patients a year will be given the new"superbug-busting drugs" on the NHS for infections which have become resistant to traditional antibiotics.has struck a deal with pharmaceutical companies to incentivise the development of the new drugs. Around 65,000 people a year develop drug-resistant infections dubbed superbugs, equating to 178 people per day, according to data from Public Health England.
Experts have previously warned how the development of new drugs to treat infections had dried up - increasing concern that even common operations could become deadly if the current group of medicines become ineffective.The World Health Organisation has said antimicrobial resistance is"one of the top 10 public health threats facing humanity".
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