'The Silent Pandemic', in conversation with Dame Sally Davies

Watch the short film "What would the world be like without antibiotics?" here:

Monday 25 November at 6 PM
In the Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium

The World Health Organization has identified antimicrobial resistance as one of the most serious threats to global health. By 2050, an estimated 10 million people could die annually due to complications caused by superbugs and resistant microbes unless urgent action is taken.

Often called “the silent pandemic,” bacterial resistance affects more than just humans. Professor Dame Sally Davies, who is the UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), warns that a world without antibiotics would devastate food systems: livestock would fall ill, crops would fail, and water sources would become contaminated. She is currently at the forefront of a global campaign to keep antimicrobial resistance on the international agenda.

So, what can we do to address this pressing health crisis?

Join us for a conversation with Dame Sally and Selwyn College Master Roger Mosey, followed by a public Q&A, to explore the challenges and potential solutions to bacterial resistance.

About the speaker

Dame Sally Davies is the UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. She was the Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK government from 2011-2019. She is a leading figure in global health, having served as a member of the World Health Organisation and has chaired the United Nations Coordination Group on AMR.