The struggle to contain the global threat of superbugs | Axios

CEID Faculty Dr. Kevin Outterson says, “We’ve spent untold billions of dollars doing great work knocking back the AIDS pandemic and reducing malaria around the world… We’re not treating bacterial illnesses with the same seriousness that requires governments to see the threat and act like adults.” See more here.

Can We Prevent Antibiotic Resistance? | The Brink

CEID Faculty Dr. Kevin Outterson weighs in on the importance of  combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: ‘Antibiotics are unlike other medicines. As bacteria evolve to become resistant, the problem keeps getting worse…We have to run faster, just to avoid falling behind.’ “For Outterson, the work is personal. When his granddaughter was born, the family’s initial joy was […]

Antimicrobial Resistance: What’s At Stake And What Are We Doing About It? | Health Affairs

CEID Faculty Dr. Kevin Outterson and co-authors offer insights about Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), concluding that: “The antibacterial market is broken. More than a decade of incremental reforms has been helpful, but serious problems remain. Policy makers now have the opportunity to fundamentally reform the sector through delinked pull incentives such as the subscription program in […]