Increasing antimicrobial resistance could lead to “at least” 10 million deaths each year and the problem could "kill us before climate change does”, the UK government’s outgoing chief medical advisor, Professor Dame Sally Davies told Sky News. The report by a panel of experts from around the world was published on Tuesday in London, with its findings expected to be discussed at an international conference next week in Paris. The UK has made significant progress over the past five years, Dame Sally noted, cutting antibiotic use in animals by 40% and by 91% in chickens.
Increasing antimicrobial resistance could lead to “at least” 10 million deaths each year and the problem could "kill us before climate change does”, the UK government’s outgoing chief medical advisor, Professor Dame Sally Davies told Sky News. With around 70% of the world's antibiotics currently given to farm animals, Dame Sally argued the UK "should not be importing beef or other animals where antibiotics have been misused”. The UK has made significant progress over the past five years, Dame Sally noted, cutting antibiotic use in animals by 40% and by 91% in chickens.