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1 week 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
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4 weeks 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
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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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3 months agoAid cuts could have pandemic-like effects' on maternal deaths, WHO warns
Aid cuts risk increasing maternal mortality rates, especially affecting pregnant women in conflict zones.
Cutbacks in healthcare funding could lead to a return to pre-2016 levels of maternal death rates.
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3 months agoShame' on world leaders for neglect of displaced civilians in DRC, says aid chief
The living conditions in Goma's displacement camps, with overflowing latrines and overcrowded shelters, exemplify the subhuman reality faced by those fleeing violence in the DRC.
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UK politics
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4 months agoThe world has changed it's time for a radical Labour rethink on the economy | Heather Stewart
Annaliese Dodds's resignation highlights the conflicts between budgetary constraints and international aid responsibilities amidst an evolving geopolitical landscape.
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