A study across 12 countries by the World Health Organisation shows two thirds of people mistakenly believe antibiotics can cure the common cold and flu, which the WHO says is a global health crisis. WHO’s Dr Mark Springer is the Director of the Secretariat for Antimicrobial Resistance at WHO. Otago University professor Tony Kettle is leading a team of scientists trying to find new ways of treating antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.
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