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The rising threat of antimicrobial resistance and its economic toll

EuroNews · · 672 words · By Hannah Brown
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The article discusses the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its potential impact on global health and the economy. It features an interview with Estelle Fruchet of Shionogi Europe, who advocates for new economic models and international cooperation to incentivize the development of new antibiotics.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://euronews.com/business/2026/05/18/a-broken-market-what-is-antimicrobial-r…

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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“More people are expected to die every year from superbugs than cancer by 2050.”
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Evidence from ReliefWeb states that by 2050, AMR deaths could reach 10 million annually, which is 'on par with the 2020 rate of global deaths from cancer'. Other web results confirm the projection of increasing deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — By or BY may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ceremonial counties, formally known as counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies, are areas of England to which lord-lieutenants are appointed. A lord-lieutenant is the monarch's representative …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Unit…
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“According to the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control (ECDC), AMR infections cause more than 35,000 deaths every year in the EU.”
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While the ECDC is verified as an EU agency, the provided evidence does not contain the specific statistic of 35,000 deaths per year in the EU.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union and Euratom have agencies, decentralised independent bodies, corporate bodies and joint undertakings which are established as juridical persons through secondary EU legislation and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is an agency of the European Union (EU) whose mission is to strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases. It covers a wide spe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Centre_for_Disease_Pr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic and its spread in Europe has had significant effects on some major EU member countries and on European Union institutions, especially in the areas of finance, civil liberties, an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_response_to_the…
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“Globally, it is about 1.3 million people per year.”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, a report on Innovation Challenge Phase II, and a report on AMR in Africa) all cite approximately 1.3 million (or 1.27 million) deaths globally per year attributable to AMR.
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web search NEUTRAL — Each year, nearly 5 million deaths are associated with AMR globally.[10] In 2019, global deaths attributable to AMR numbered 1.27 million in 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_resistance
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web search NEUTRAL — Currently, 1.3 million global deaths are attributed to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) annually, and this number has been projected to rise to 10 million by 2050 (Murray et al., 2022; O’Neil, 2016).
https://marketshaping.uchicago.edu/news/a-closer-look-at-inn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nearly 1.3 million deaths globally were attributed to antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections in 2019, with 24 deaths per 100,000 people in Africa attributable to AMR. If unchecked, this number c…
https://impact.economist.com/health-society/tackling-challen…
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“This is costing Europe around €12 billion per year”
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The evidence confirms AMR causes high healthcare costs, but no specific figure of €12 billion per year for Europe is mentioned in the provided search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms (microbicide) or stops their growth (bacteriostatic agent). Antimicrobial medicines can be grouped according to the microorganisms they are used …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from antimicrobials, which are drugs used to treat infections in humans, animals, and plants. Any microbe …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_resistance
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) is a scientific committee for defining guidelines to interpret antimicrobial resistance. It was formed in 1997 and is jointly organi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Committee_on_Antimicr…
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“a 2024 Lancet publication suggested that between now and 2050 a total of 39 million people could die from AMR-induced infections globally.”
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The provided evidence for 2024 consists of general calendar and science summaries; there is no mention of a specific 2024 Lancet publication projecting 39 million deaths.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following scientific events occurred in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_science
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The population of the Gaza Strip underwent a famine as a result of an Israeli blockade during the Gaza war between 22 August 2025 and 19 December 2025. The prevention of basic essentials and humanitar…
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“it is predicted that this will cost the world $412bn (€352bn) a year in additional healthcare costs and $443bn (€379bn) per year in lost workforce productivity.”
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Three independent web sources (Global Campaign, Youth Manifesto for AMR, and AMR Insights) all explicitly state the figures of $412 billion in healthcare costs and $443 billion in lost productivity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amr or AMR may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMR
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amr Abdel Basset Abdel Azeez Diab (Arabic: عمرو عبد الباسط عبد العزيز دياب, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕɑmɾe ʕæbdelˈbɑːsetˤ ʕæbdelʕæˈziːz deˈjæːb], born 11 October 1961) is an Egyptian singer, c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amr_Diab
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amr ibn al-As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi (c. 585 – 664) was an Arab commander and companion of Muhammad who led the Muslim conquest of Egypt and served as its governor in 640–646 and 658–664. The son of a wea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amr_ibn_al-As
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“It costs around €1 billion and 10-15 years to develop any new drug and 95% of them are failures.”
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web search NEUTRAL — $15.2 billion to gain flu vaccines and an anti-viral treatment for infants;[25] AstraZeneca subsequently consolidated all of its biologics operations into a dedicated biologics division called MedImmu…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug homepage. Provides safe, affordable medicine or medication with transparent low prices.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Cost-related nonadherence is a significant and growing issue that is direct result of runaway drug prices and a failure to implement policies and regulations that make drugs more affordable.” The pri…
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“The UK has recently begun a subscription model known informally as the “Netflix model” where the UK’s health service pays pharmaceutical companies a fixed annual fee for access to vital antibiotics regardless of the volume of usage”
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The evidence provided for the UK consists of general country descriptions and news reports; there is no mention of the 'Netflix model' or subscription-based antibiotic payments.
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web search NEUTRAL — The UK is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy [o] with three distinct jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have thei…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Tens of thousands of people marched through central London on Saturday in two separate protests - one against high levels of immigration and a perceived Islamic threat to British identity…
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“Despite 2030 targets to reduce antibiotic usage by 20%, consumption in the EU increased in 2024.”
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