The South-East Asia regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is directly responsible for approximately 1.27 million deaths annually across the world, with current estimates placing the number of casualties in South Asia at 3,89 000.
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The WHO also cautioned that short of immediate action, 10 million fatalities will occur annually on a global scale by 2050, and could drain the global economy of up to one hundred trillion dollars.
