Investors urge climate-style action against antimicrobial resistance

economictimes.indiatimes.com September 3, 2024, 05:00 AM UTC

Summary: Investors managing over $13 trillion are urging global policymakers to establish science-based targets to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which kills approximately 1.3 million people annually. A recent report warns that unchecked AMR could result in $1 trillion in healthcare costs and 10 million deaths per year by 2050. The initiative, backed by 80 institutions, seeks an international framework similar to the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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