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World Health Day 2008 - UNICEF cautions about the impact of climate change on the health of women and children

UNICEF unicef.org - The impact of climate change could fall disproportionately on women and children, UNICEF cautioned today, on the occasion of World Health Day 2008. The theme for World Health Day 2008 is climate change and health. The annual day commemorates the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO). “Nearly 10 million children under age five die every year of largely preventable diseases,” said Ann M. Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF. “Many of the main global killers of children – including...» view full story
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