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New study shows antibiotics resistance killed 3m children in 2022, seeks urgent action

Pills in a trash can. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

More than three million children worldwide are believed to have died in 2022 due to infections caused by antibiotics resistance, according to a new study by experts in child health.

Children in Africa and South East Asia were found to be at the greatest risk.

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