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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Foreign aid cuts could lead to millions more dying from superbug infections by 2050, study warns

The growing global health crisis of superbug infections could undo decades of progress in medicine, according to a new report, which warns that foreign aid cuts could lead to millions more dying worldwide by 2050.

Without collective global action, growing cases of infections caused by such antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) microbes could cost the global economy nearly $2 trillion (£1.5 trillion), the UK government-funded research says.

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