The emergence of artemisinin resistance (ART - R) in Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, recently reported in Cambodia and Thailand, has become one of the most pressing global health emergencies. (cggh.org)
The WHO is responsible for coordinating global health emergencies, but the legislative body that oversees it has repeatedly voted to emphasize noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease and cancer rather than infectious diseases. (washingtonpost.com)
Such overuse of antibiotics in farm animals has led to the rise of drug - resistant «superbugs», which the World Health Organization has declared a «global health emergency». (meatfreemondays.com)