The World Health Organization has identified antimicrobial resistance as a global health threat with the potential to eclipse COVID-19.
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00:00 The World Health Organisation has identified antimicrobial resistance as a global health
00:04 threat with the potential to eclipse COVID-19.
00:07 But what exactly is it?
00:10 Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, refers to bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites becoming
00:17 resistant to the drugs used to treat them.
00:20 This makes infections from these so-called 'superbugs' much harder to treat, meaning
00:24 longer hospital stays, higher healthcare costs and increased chance of death.
00:30 If left unchecked, AMR could kill 10 million people a year by 2050, with 80% of those likely
00:36 to be in developing economies.
00:39 It could also lead to a drastic drop in global GDP, as much as 3.5%.
00:44 India is already reeling.
00:46 Nearly 60,000 Indian newborns die each year due to antibiotic-resistant infections.
00:52 But scientists aren't backing down.
00:54 While developing new ways to tackle superbugs, they're also looking at better ways to monitor
00:59 them and promote responsible use of antimicrobial drugs in our healthcare systems.
01:04 Read what the experts have to say in 360info's special report on fighting superbugs.
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