Swift action must to stop 'silent pandemic' from becoming catastrophic

In India, bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health--which the World Health Organization (WHO) calls critical-priority class pathogens (as against high- and medium-priority class pathogens)--demonstrate more than 50% resistance to over half of the available antimicrobials, according to a recent study by the Max Institute of Healthcare Management at the Indian School of Business, funded by the Center for Global Development.