Why is antibiotic resistance worsening with climate change?

Jul 10, 2024 #Health #AntibioticResistance #AntiMicrobialResistance
Resistance to antibiotics could cause ten million deaths a year by 2050, ac
Jul 10, 2024 #Health #AntibioticResistance #AntiMicrobialResistance
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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