The Rise of India’s superbugs
Tens of thousands of newborns are dying every year in India from antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
In India’s neonatal hospital wards they struggle for life – sick infants battling untreatable “superbugs” .
Tens of thousands of them lose their lives every year. This is the frontline in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, one of the most serious threats to global health of our time, according to the World Health Organization.
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India consumes more antibiotics than any other country. Coupled with poor sanitation and overcrowding, the nation is the perfect breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
101 East investigates how India is becoming a hotbed for superbugs and how it is leading the fight to curb this global menace.
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Published On 9 Aug 2016