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WHO plan on climate change and health

The Executive Board of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved a five-year workplan to help countries assess and prepare for the impact of climate change on health.

The plan aims to enhance capacity in monitoring and assessment; find strategies and activities that can protect health, especially of the most vulnerable, and promote the sharing of knowledge.

There are four objectives: advocacy and awareness-raising; partnership-building with other UN organisations and sectors; promotion and support of generating scientific evidence; and strengthening health systems to contend with climate impacts.
For more details on the workplan go www.who.int

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