Yvan Hutin is director of the surveillance, prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance department of the World Health Organization (WHO). A doctor and epidemiologist, he has worked in several countries in the Eastern Mediterranean and in Asia, including Pakistan.
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How can we fight antibiotic resistance globally?
Antimicrobial resistance is truly a global topic. But the situation is very mixed. In countries where health systems are strong, there are fewer resistance problems. The main concern today is for middle-income people whose health systems are growing. While the fight against antibiotic resistance requires preventing infections, diagnosing them and treating them, the lack of adequate structures has chain effects. When the prevention of infections through vaccination, sanitation of water distribution and hospital hygiene is failing and, moreover, the country does not have good diagnostic capacities, we treat blindly and we cause antibiotic resistance.
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