WHO URGES COUNTRIES TO TAKE MEASURES
22 August 2010
WHO urges countries to take measures to combat antimicrobial resistance.Owing to the emergence of New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM-1), an enzyme with the abilty to render some bacteria highly resistant to almost all antibiotics, WHO now urges countries to take measures to combat antimicrobial resistance.
In the news release, WHO also announces that antimicrobial resistance will be the theme of the 2011 World Health Day.
Read the news release from WHO
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