The operation has been screened for climate and disaster risks and has been found to be highly exposed while risks to the operation’s activities are moderate. Climate change is profoundly impacting the...
Available evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that there is no safe blood lead concentration in children and adults. Lead’s harmful effects affect nearly every organ system. In children, lead exposure...
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) (especially cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory disease, and mental health disorders) increasingly threaten countries’ health achievements and...
Dominica, a mountainous, forested Caribbean Island nation, faces the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as the leading cause of death with the prevalence of hypertension among adults at 22 percent...
Consuming too much salt in the diet is a key risk for developing high blood pressure, and high blood pressure is the leading risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease in South Asia. The World Health...
