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Insight: How many AMR deaths will it take before we act?
At least 700,000 deaths worldwide are caused by drug-resistant bacteria each year, slashing about US$100 trillion from the combined gross domestic product and an additional $210 trillion from secondary effects, according to the United Nations Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. This number could increase to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, if business continues as usual. #insight
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At least 700,000 deaths worldwide are caused by drug-resistant bacteria each year, slashing about US$100 trillion from the combined gross domestic product and an additional $210 trillion from secondary effects, according to the United Nations Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance. (Shutterstock/File)
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opulation and economic growth, compounded by increasing demand for food, specifically for meat, have driven the overuse of antibiotics for animal health and in animal food production globally, contributing to the development of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and a growing number of human deaths.
In spite of the alarming death rates, the world has not seen much action to stem the AMR threat.
The figures are mind-blowing. At least 700,000 deaths worldwide are caused by drug-resistant bacteria each year, slashing about US$100 trillion from the combined gross domestic product and an additional $210 trillion from secondary effects, according to the United Nations Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance.
This number could increase to 10 million deaths per year by 2050, if business continues as usual.
In 2014, Indonesia alone had 130,000 AMR-related deaths, making it the fourth-ranked country with the most significant risk of an AMR outbreak.
How many deaths do we need before the nation takes serious action?
AMR genes like Mobilized Colistin Resistance-1 (MCR-1) and New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) among livestock and fisheries are endangering the domestic food chains.
