Drug Firms Ask Governments to Join Fight Against Superbugs

More than 80 international drug and biotech firms urged governments to work with them to combat drug-resistant superbugs that could kill tens of millions of people within decades unless progress is made and new antibiotics found. In a declaration at the World Economic Forum in Davos, which opened Wednesday, the firms called for coordinated efforts to cut unnecessary use of antibiotics and support development of new ones — including through changing drug prices and investing in...

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