Resistance to antibiotics could cause ten million deaths a year by 2050, according to a United Nations Development Programme report.
Scientists say climate change is also driving the looming crisis.
Why is there such risk and what's being done about it?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman
Guests:
Mukesh Kapila - World Health Organization advisor on antimicrobial resistance. Professor Emeritus, Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester.
Anna Farra - Infectious Diseases Specialist for Doctors Without Borders; co-wrote piece addressing the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Gaza.
Alistair Farley - Scientific Lead, Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, specialising in bacterial resistance.
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#Health #AntibioticResistance #AntiMicrobialResistance #ClimateChange #GlobalHealthCrisis #WarsAndPoverty #UnitedNations
Scientists say climate change is also driving the looming crisis.
Why is there such risk and what's being done about it?
Presenter: Sohail Rahman
Guests:
Mukesh Kapila - World Health Organization advisor on antimicrobial resistance. Professor Emeritus, Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester.
Anna Farra - Infectious Diseases Specialist for Doctors Without Borders; co-wrote piece addressing the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Gaza.
Alistair Farley - Scientific Lead, Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, specialising in bacterial resistance.
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#Health #AntibioticResistance #AntiMicrobialResistance #ClimateChange #GlobalHealthCrisis #WarsAndPoverty #UnitedNations
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