Superbug summit: White House to hold antibiotics forum
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
As part of President Barack Obama's plan of attack against superbugs that are growing increasingly more resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics, he intends to invite biopharmaceutical makers and other private-sector stakeholders to the White House on 2 June for a summit focused on better stewardship of the drugs, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell revealed on 18 May.