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Anyone can get an antibiotic resistant infection, but it's children, the elderly and those with weak immune systems that are most at risk. Antibiotic Research UK is the only charity set up specifically to tackle this global health crisis which is already killing thousands of people.

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    Situation

    Antibiotic resistant infections are the biggest threat to modern medicine. Superbugs kill more than 700,000 people globally each year. In the UK alone, this annual figure is reported to be at least 12,000. When Sir Alexander Fleming collected his Nobel Prize in 1945, he predicted a time when antibiotics could become less useful due to frequent or improper use leading to antibiotic resistance. Now, 90 years after the discovery of penicillin, that time is fast approaching.

    Solution

    Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK) is the world's first and only charity formed specifically to tackle antibiotic resistance, through research, public education and patient support. Unlike pharmaceutical companies, ANTRUK doesn't need to make profits for shareholders. This means, we can concentrate our efforts on those areas which will yield greatest benefit to humankind and deliver results fast.

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    Categories

  • Health/Wellbeing Health/​Wellbeing
  • Information/Advice Information/​Advice
  • Medical Research Medical Research
  • Beneficiaries

    • General Public/Humankind General Public/​Humankind