Why is antibiotic resistance worsening with climate change? | Inside Story

Resistance to antibiotics could cause ten million deaths a year by 2050, according to a United Nations Development Programme report. Scientists say climate change is also driving the looming crisis. Why is there such risk and what's being done about it? Presenter: Sohail Rahman Guests: Mukesh Kapila - World Health Organization advisor on antimicrobial resistance. Professor Emeritus, Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs, University of Manchester. Anna Farra - Infectious Diseases Specialist for Doctors Without Borders; co-wrote piece addressing the development and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in Gaza. Alistair Farley - Scientific Lead, Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research, specialising in bacterial resistance. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Health #AntibioticResistance #AntiMicrobialResistance #ClimateChange #GlobalHealthCrisis #WarsAndPoverty #UnitedNations