LIVE: World leaders adopt declaration to tackle growing threat of superbugs
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines.
Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is an invisible killer, so world leaders are holding a high-level meeting at UN Headquarters on Thursday in New York to discuss the best ways forward, adopting a political declaration that focuses on a coordinated response to one of the most serious public health threats. UN News app users can follow here.
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