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WHO Warns: Rising Antibiotic Resistance Threatens Global Health

10/14/2025

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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports antibiotic-resistant infections rose, with one in six confirmed cases in 2023 showing resistance.
Resistance has risen for over 40% of monitored antibiotics since 2018, with higher rates in low- and middle-income countries, Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Dr. Yvan Hutin of the World Health Organization warns that weak healthcare systems drive resistance and that few new antibiotics could raise deaths from drug-resistant infections.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports antibiotic-resistant infections rose, with one in six confirmed cases in 2023 showing resistance.
Resistance has risen for over 40% of monitored antibiotics since 2018, with higher rates in low- and middle-income countries, Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean.
Dr. Yvan Hutin of the World Health Organization warns that weak healthcare systems drive resistance and that few new antibiotics could raise deaths from drug-resistant infections.