The new political declaration on AMR, signed by 193 member states, calls for scaled-up action across sectors including farming, pharmaceutical manufacture, environmental protection and healthcare.
Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, described the meeting as a landmark event that was vital to safeguarding future generations, particularly for the young people of the world.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the WHO, emphasized that the declaration was a strong signal for international cooperation against antimicrobial resistance.
The potential for a world where infections from minor injuries or treatments could lead to death due to ineffective antibiotics was described as a silent, slow-motion pandemic.
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