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Antimicrobial resistance: a wicked challenge.

Watch Didier Wernli explain the global challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

Antimicrobial resistance refers to the capacity of certain bacteria to adapt themselves to resist the action of antibiotics. As expressed by the WHO: ‘Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to global health, food security, and development today.’

The case study we introduce in this step is about a project which addresses the role of the UN system and other global stakeholders in this issue. It is about both interdisciplinarity and collaboration with global actors.

Educator: Dr. Didier Wernli

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