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- Title
Reducing the impact of climate change.
- Authors
Brown, Hannah
- Abstract
The article reports on the campaign of the World Health Organization (WHO) in reducing the effect of climate change. The organization is encouraging several countries to establish public health system, enforce epidemiological monitoring system and strengthen the capacity to react in vector-borne disease for them to have a protection against the risk of climate-related health risks. They will also offer technical support in improving health services and water supply to the people. Countries are now realizing that climate change has a negative impact on the public health.
- Subjects
WORLD Health Organization; CLIMATE change; PUBLIC health; HEALTH systems agencies; HEALTH service areas; MEDICAL needs assessment; WATER supply; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; PREVENTION of communicable diseases
- Publication
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2007, Vol 85, Issue 11, p824
- ISSN
0042-9686
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2471/BLT.07.011107