On October 22, the UK House of Commons Health and Welfare Committee reported that by 2050. about 10 million people will die every year due to dangerous species of bacteria. Already some microorganisms are not afraid of antibiotics, drugs have no effect. Now about 5 thousand people a year die from mutated bacteria.
The authorities concluded that the market would not start developing new drugs without incentives, as private companies did not have enough money to develop new classes of antibiotics. The parliamentary committee also analyzed the activities of doctors, they were advised not to prescribe medications unnecessarily, so as not to aggravate the situation.
The government should soon review its policy on financing pharmaceutical companies. Legislators urged absolutely all countries to join the development of new antibiotics, since the bacterial threat is relevant for all continents. If the issue is not urgently addressed, the entire global health system will suffer.
Earlier, the UK government allocated 30 million sterling for the destruction of dangerous bacteria.