Antimicrobial Resistance: the silent pandemic
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Antimicrobial resistance - or drug resistance - is one of the most serious health threats facing humanity. It could cause 10 million deaths per year and cost overall USD 100 trillion to the global economy by 2050. Dr Cary Adams, CEO of the Union for International Cancer Control and Kevin Outterson, Professor of Law at Boston University and Executive Director at CarbX discuss this rising global health risk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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