Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) currently claims 25,000 lives in the
EU every year and 700,000 worldwide, but is projected to become a bigger
killer than cancer by 2050, unless drastic action is taken.
Curbing the irresponsible use of antibiotics is a vital part of this
struggle. Overuse of antibiotics speeds up the development of resistant
strains of bacteria and renders the drugs less effective, which experts
warn puts the very foundations of our medical system at risk.
According to the European Consumer Organisation BEUC, the problem of
resistance to antibiotic drugs is growing at such a rate that even
routine infections could become deadly in the next 20 years.
In a paper,
BEUC said that without antibiotics, “therapies such as stem cell
transplants, bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy as well as
therapies weakening the immune system (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or
multiple sclerosis treatments), would be impossible”.
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