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Battling the microbes: the cost of defeat

Battling the microbes: the cost of defeat

FromFT News in Focus


Battling the microbes: the cost of defeat

FromFT News in Focus

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Without global action, drug-resistant infections will cause 10m deaths a year worldwide by 2050 and cost at least $100tn during the next 35 years, according to the first economic analysis of the problem. Clive Cookson, FT Science Editor, spoke to Jim O'Neill, former Goldman Sachs economist and author of the review, about its findings. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Dec 11, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.