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Governing the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Introduction to Special Issue

Authors: Steven J. Hoffman, Julian Savulescu, Alberto Giubilini, Claas Kirchhelle, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Isaac Weldon, Brooke Campus, Mark Harrison, Hannah Maslen, Angela McLean

Published in: Health Care Analysis | Issue 1/2023

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest public health crises of our time. The natural biological process that causes microbes to become resistant to antimicrobial drugs presents a complex social challenge requiring more effective and sustainable management of the global antimicrobial commons—the common pool of effective antimicrobials. This special issue of Health Care Analysis explores the potential of two legal approaches—one long-term and one short-term—for managing the antimicrobial commons. The first article explores the lessons for antimicrobial resistance that can be learned from recent climate change agreements, and the second article explores how existing international laws can be adapted to better support global action in the short-term.

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Title: Governing the Global Antimicrobial Commons: Introduction to Special Issue
Authors: Steven J. Hoffman
Julian Savulescu
Alberto Giubilini
Claas Kirchhelle
Susan Rogers Van Katwyk
Isaac Weldon
Brooke Campus
Mark Harrison
Hannah Maslen
Angela McLean
Publication date: 31-03-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Health Care Analysis / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 1065-3058
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3394
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-019-00388-4

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