Antimicrobial Resistance: A Fast-Growing Threat to the Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria
We rely on antibiotics to treat a range of life-threatening infections. But bacteria are changing – becoming more resistant to the drugs we have. Infections that were once curable are now untreatable.
Antimicrobial resistance is one of the fastest-growing threats to public health. It is linked to 5 million deaths per year – the third-leading cause of death globally. People with HIV, TB and malaria are particularly vulnerable to infections that are increasingly resistant to treatment.
The Global Fund partnership invests in strong health systems that can accurately diagnose diseases and prescribe the right antibiotics to treat them, and in new drugs that can tackle resistant and emerging bacteria.
We can defeat antimicrobial resistance – and keep people everywhere safe from infectious disease.
16 September 2024
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