Review calls for global fund to fight dangerous superbugs

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A global fund should be created to speed development of new antibiotics to counter the growing threat of drug-resistant superbugs, a review backed by the British government said on Thursday. The review, headed by leading economist and former Goldman Sachs chief Jim O’Neill, said far too little was currently invested in research that could lead to new drugs to fight drug-resistant bacterial and viral infections. “A lot of innovative thinking is happening in infectious disease research at the moment. The World Health Organization has warned that unless something drastic is done, many antibiotics could become redundant this century, leaving patients vulnerable to deadly infections, particularly during operations.
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