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Nations vow to cut deaths from drug resistant bacteria

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4.95 million deaths a year result from or are linked to infections resistant to the antibiotics available to treat them.

Antibiotics "are effectively sold as chocolates," says Sania Nishtar , CEO of Gavi , the Vaccine Alliance .

The world's arsenal of effective drugs is rapidly running out.

The political declaration adopted by governments has set a target of reducing deaths by 10 percent by 2030 .