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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks agoSuperbugs could kill millions more and cost $2tn a year by 2050, models show
A UK government-funded study shows that without concerted action, increased rates of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could lead to global annual GDP losses of $1.7tn over the next quarter of a century.
Public health
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month agoThe challenge at UN aid conference: Governments cannot paper over the cracks in development funding
World leaders face immense challenges in securing funds for development. Aid cuts have disrupted health and humanitarian work while economic instability drains government resources.
US politics
fromNature
1 month agoMissile defence won't prevent the health crises that rock global security
After the Second World War, the United States approved funding - which would eventually rise to more than $12 billion - for the rebuilding of western Europe. Known as the Marshall Plan, it was not merely an act of generosity. It was a calculated effort to rebuild economies, stabilize democracies and contain the spread of extremism. Building resilient societies abroad will similarly make people safer in their own nations today.
World politics
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