14/5/2015
A survey conducted by the
World Health Organization finds most countries do not yet have a comprehensive
national plan to tackle drug resistance - a year after the organization warned
that we are heading toward a "post-antibiotic era."
In a new report released
Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that only 34 of 133
countries that participated in the survey have composed a plan to address the
increasing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics and
other drugs.
Drug
resistance, also referred to as antimicrobial resistance, is when
microorganisms - such as bacteria and viruses - evolve and develop the ability
to prevent antimicrobial medications, such as antibiotics and antivirals, from
killing them.