Topic: Rise of Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens
Country: Mexico
Delegate Name: Kristen Wrona
School: West Ottawa High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Mexico position papers GLIMUN 2010 committees
The world has seen a large number of problems, many of which have been health related. More recently in fact they have been related to problems such as HIV and other antibiotic resistant pathogens. The scary thing is, we know quite a lot about HIV. We know how it spreads, where it originated, and how to prevent future outbreaks. What we don't know is how to beat it, how to find a cure. HIV is just one example of the many diseases resistant to antibiotics, and that disease in itself has infected about 33.3 million (as of 2009.) The goal of this conference should be to decide on some of the more dangerous problems and issues associated with antibiotic resistant pathogens, to help find possible solutions for underprivileged countries, or even those, such as Mexico, with only limited resources. Mexico believes that education is an important step in preventing future problems because cures aren't going to arrive tomorrow, which is no one's fault, but is simply realistic. Education is a secure way to ensuring that the number of people that are affected by these diseases is decreased. A possible system of adopting underprivileged countries in effort to help educate them would be a possible solution. We, as a committee, simply need to find a way to educate people. Whether it is split by continent, or by a grouping the committee sees fit, Mexico feels that education be stressed as a key point. Mexico does understand that other solutions will be necessary, in addition to education, to help resolve the issue.
