An International Legal Framework to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

Authors

Kevin Outterson, Boston University School of LawFollow
Steven J. Hoffman, University of OttawaFollow
John-Arne Rottingen, Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services
Otto Cars, ReAct-Action on Antibiotic Resistance
Charles Clift, Centre on Global Health Security - Chatham House
Fiona Rotberg, Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation
Göran Tomson, Karolinska Institutet
Anna Zorzet, ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance
Zain Rizvi, Yale University, Law School

Author granted license

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

2-2016

ISSN

0042-9686

Publisher

World Health Organization

Language

en-US

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat to global health. Currently it accounts for approximately 700,000 deaths annually, but is predicted to cause as many as 10,000,000 deaths by 2050 if nothing is done to address it. To effectively deal with this problem three areas must be addressed simultaneously: access, conservation, and innovation. However, solving issues of access, conservation and innovation at the same time requires new coordination and financing mechanisms, some of which must be organized globally. This bulletin outlines the possible role that a binding international legal framework can play in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

Recommended Citation

Kevin Outterson, Steven J. Hoffman, John-Arne Rottingen, Otto Cars, Charles Clift, Fiona Rotberg, Göran Tomson, Anna Zorzet & Zain Rizvi, An International Legal Framework to Address Antimicrobial Resistance , in 93 Bulletin of the World Health Organization 66 (2016).
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