The Silent Pandemic: One Million Lives Lost Annually, Doctor Warns
Lord Ara Darzi, a pioneering surgeon and health reformer, has warned that antibiotic resistance and superbugs are a global health threat that is already killing over one million people a year. He believes that this silent pandemic is more frightening than Covid and is setting up The Fleming Centre in London to combat the issue. Antibiotics are being overused, leading to the evolution of bacteria that are resistant to them. Hospitals are already facing situations where they have no antibiotics to treat infections. The involvement of Prince William as a patron of the center is expected to have a global impact.