The Global Story: Antibiotics - A casualty of war?

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Antimicrobial drugs like antibiotics have saved countless lives and transformed the health of humanity. Some of the greatest advances in the development of these drugs have been forged in wartime. But now those same wars threaten the progress that has been made.
16 Feb 8AM English United Kingdom News

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