Imagine a world where simple infections become deadly because antimicrobials (medicines used to prevent and treat diseases) no longer work. This is not a distant dystopian future, it is a reality we are heading towards if we do not act now. But what does this mean? And what can we do to stop it?

In Brazil, an unacceptable number of infants die during the first 28 days of life, nearly 12 infants per 1,000…