CDC's Dr. Beth Bell Talks About Antibiotic Resistance and Steps to Address the Global Challenge
In a guest post written for the Global Health Technologies Coalition, Dr. Beth Bell, director of CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, discusses the growing problem of antibiotic drug resistance and what we can do to address this challenge. Fighting for the future: Why we must come together to fight antibiotic resistance around the globe, highlights the current crisis and how partners can join together to focus on helping countries around the world strengthen basic capacities to defeat antibiotic resistance.
For additional information about antibiotic resistance, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance. To learn about CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative, visit: http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/solutions-initiative.
Source: CDC
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