UK/Argentina agree to work together against antimicrobial resistance

Friday, May 25th 2018 - 08:27 UTC

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United Kingdom's Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Argentine Government to work together against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment. Read full article

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Enrique Massot
“The primary contributor to the development and spread of AMR is the wide use of antibiotics in human and animal medicine, including livestock production.”

Indeed, the massive use of antibiotics to prevent sickness in animals raised for food due to overcrowding, in-humane conditions is the main cause of increasingly strong bugs.

Time to examine if our goals to increase profits at all costs leading to unintended consequences as this one are a show of 'civilization.'
May 25th, 2018 - 04:29 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Voice
I think the goal is perhaps to feed 7 Billion people...and half of them are greedy fat wasteful people...
May 25th, 2018 - 10:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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