Public Health #12: Our Time with Antibiotics is Running Out

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy | Dr Lo Ying-Ru, WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, World Health Organization | Datuk Dr Christopher Lee, Head and Senior Consultant Physician of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Sungai Buloh

14-Nov-18 16:00

Public Health #12: Our Time with Antibiotics is Running Out

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“Our time with antibiotics is running out” – that’s the urgent message we are sending during Antibiotic Awareness week, which takes place from 12-18 November. By 2050, infections by antimicrobial resistant superbugs could kill an extra 10 million people each year worldwide, overtaking cancer.

Dr Lo Ying-Ru, WHO Representative to Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore, and Datuk Dr Christopher Lee, Head and Senior Consultant Physician of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Sungai Buloh, join Azrul Mohd Khalib to discuss health and agricultural policies to curb antibiotic misuse.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Tags: antibiotics, resistance, medicine, infections, superbug, MRSA, health and living, the bigger picture,

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