Submitted on Thursday 19th May 2016
Rejected on Monday 23rd May 2016
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Increase government expenditure to antibiotic research
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a major problem and threat to human life as we know it. With the abuse of these drugs, they're starting to become ineffective and infections are becoming resistant to even the strongest antibiotics. We need to increase expenditure to avoid the inevitable.
By 2030, antibiotics will be almost completely ineffective, and by 2050, around 10 million people could die yearly. That's even more than cancer alone. These statistics are shocking, but will become a harsh and brutal reality if we do not take action. Already within the UK, 5,000 people die from antibiotic resistant infections in a year, according to Antibiotic Research UK. We need to take action now, if not for us, then for future generations to come. We're the only ones who can prevent it.
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