Available Environmental Interventions Could Save Millions of Lives
One quarter of the global disease burden in adults is related to environmental risk factors that could be modified with existing interventions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report Friday. The WHO is thus calling on environmental policymakers, industry, energy, transport and the health sector to work towards the objective of making "wise investments" in terms of the environment, in order to prevent health problems related to environmental factors, says Maria Neira, WHO director of public health and environment.
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