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<p>A broad estimate of the cost of antimicrobial resistance to the National Health
Service is £180 million per annum.</p><br /><p>Antimicrobial resistance is a global
problem. In the longer term, a forecast of the global economic costs and deaths attributable
to antimicrobial resistance is available from the independent review on antimicrobial
resistance led by Lord O'Neill of Gatley. His review estimates that drug-resistant
infections could kill an extra 10 million people globally every year by 2050, and
have a cumulative cost to the world of around $100 trillion in lost output.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p>The
United Kingdom is taking the lead in addressing antimicrobial resistance globally,
investing £265 million in the Fleming Fund to strengthen surveillance of drug resistance
and laboratory capacity in developing countries.</p>
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