Canada has not done enough to fight growing antimicrobial resistance: AG – GLOBAL
October 19, 2023
Canada hasn’t done enough to address the “concerning” rise in resistance to antimicrobial drugs, including antibiotics, Auditor General Karen Hogan said Thursday.
“The COVID-19 pandemic showed that the cost of not being prepared is measured in lives lost,” Hogan said at a press conference in Ottawa. “For this reason, antimicrobial resistance is concerning.”
Hogan released an audit about Canada’s actions regarding the issue on Thursday.
The World Health Organization has put antimicrobial resistance in the top 10 public health threats to the world and called it a “silent pandemic” in 2022, saying up to 5 million deaths occur from it worldwide each year.
Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/10035833/antimicrobial-resistance-canada/
