About the Book: World of Resistance: India and the Global Antibiotic Crisis
A sweeping analysis uncovers the causes of-and solutions to-one of the most
daunting public health challenges facing the world today: antibiotic resistance
exploding in India. The discovery of antibiotics was one of the most significant
medical breakthroughs of the twentieth century, dramatically increasing human
lifespans. Yet today, with antibiotic-resistant superbugs implicated in as many
deaths as HIV/AIDS and malaria combined, the limits of these miracle drugs have
become alarmingly clear. At ground zero of the growing crisis is India, one of
the worlds largest consumers of antibiotics and a powerhouse in pharmaceutical
manufacturing. In