Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Environmental Factors for Disease

WHO | World Health Organization: "Environmental factors cause 24% of all disease
16 June 2006 -- Almost a quarter of global disease is caused by environmental exposures that can be averted, according to a major new report published by WHO today. The report estimates that 94% of deaths from diarrhoeal diseases and 40% of deaths from malaria – two of the world's biggest childhood killers – could be prevented through better environmental management.
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