Dame Sally Davies emphasizes a rising antibiotic crisis that poses severe global health risks.
Every year, about a million lives are lost due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), with predictions of this number rising significantly.
By 2050, experts estimate that 40 million deaths will be linked to superbugs, particularly affecting the elderly.
The overuse of antibiotics in livestock farming contributes to the development and spread of resistance.
There is an urgent need for new antibiotic development, yet current market models are discouraging pharmaceutical companies from investing in this area.