An antibiotic-resistant bacteria emerging in New Delhi (NDM-1) is spreading fast, thanks to poor sanitation and medical tourism. It poses the risk of unstoppable infections.
Super-resistant Bacteria, Medical Tourism, and India’s Poor: A Global Health Crisis in the Making
The wide availability of antibiotics--and their misuse--has allowed the super-resistant NDM-1 gene to spread across India and to at least 35 other countries through India’s growing medical tourism industry.
Pulitzer Center grantee Sonia Shah discusses the intersection of science, politics and economics around the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections endowed with the superbug "NDM-1" gene.
Antibiotic resistant bacteria is spreading from India throughout the world, affecting those living in New Delhi slums as well as "medical tourists" who come to India for inexpensive treatment.
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Sonia Shah writes about international politics and global health. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Le Monde Diplomatique, Foreign Affairs, The Lancet and...