History Teaches Us That Confronting Antibiotic Resistance Requires Stronger Global Collective Action
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
Podolsky, Scott H.
Bud, Robert
Gradmann, Christoph
Hobaek, Bà¥rd
Kirchhelle, Claas
Mitvedt, Tore
Santesmases, Maràa Jesàºs
Thoms, Ulrike
Berild, Dag
Lie, Anne Kveim
Date published
2015
Abstract
Antibiotic development and usage, and antibiotic resistance in particular, are today considered global concerns, simultaneously mandating local and global perspectives and actions. Yet such global considerations have not always been part of antibiotic policy formation, and those who attempt to formulate a globally coordinated response to antibiotic resistance will need to confront a history of heterogeneous, often uncoordinated, and at times conflicting reform efforts, whose legacies remain apparent today. Historical analysis permits us to highlight such entrenched trends and processes, helping to frame contemporary efforts to improve access, conservation and innovation.
Journal title
Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Volume
43
Issue
S3
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
ISSN
1073-1105
eISSN
1748-720X
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