Antibiotic Resistance Crisis Threatens Decades of Medical Progress
Antibiotic resistance has become a worldwide health crisis, driven largely by the misuse of these life-saving drugs. Once revolutionary, antibiotics now face declining effectiveness, leaving millions at risk from untreatable infections. Governments and health experts are taking action, but the challenge remains urgent.
The discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming marked a turning point in medicine. By World War II, the antibiotic was saving lives from deadly infections like pneumonia, tuberculosis, and gangrene. Yet today, resistance threatens this progress.
The decline in antibiotic effectiveness demands stronger global action. With no new drug classes in decades, existing treatments must be used more carefully. National plans like DART 2030 and NAP-AMR provide frameworks, but success depends on stricter controls and public awareness.
