Antibiotics: Life savers and cause of death. Alternatives needed WHO Antibiotic Awareness Week 16-22 November 2015. Antibiotic resistance has become a global health problem. Over-use and mis-use of antibiotics has caused the development of lethal antibiotic resistant micro-organisms. Can homeopathy serve as an alternative? International warning from World Health Organisation The WHO warns of the advancing crisis of antibiotic resistance1. In the EU, Norway and Iceland alone