World Health Day today
: The World Health Day is being observed on Monday with an objective to raise awareness and public understanding of the global and locally relevant health consequences of climate change. The World Health Organization (WHO) has dedicated 2008 to the theme "Protecting health from climate change' in recognition of the fact that climate change was posing ever-growing threats to global public health security.
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