World leaders declare target of 10% reduction in superbug deaths by 2030

Pledge at UN follows warnings that antimicrobial resistance may undo century of medical progress and kill 8.2m a year

World leaders have committed to reduce deaths linked to superbugs by 10% before the end of the decade.

The target for 2030, set during a meeting at the UN's general assembly in New York, came with warnings that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could reverse a century of medical progress.