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Global Health Challenges for 2020

January 16 , 2020 1660 days 748 0
  • The World Health Organization releases list of Global Health Challenges of the forth coming year
  • The list included 13 potential threats. The foremost threat was Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) and climate crisis.
  • Climate change has increased malnutrition and is fueling the spread of infectious diseases such as malaria.
  • The other threats that have topped the list includes influenza epidemic and spread of infectious diseases such as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis.
  • A new entrant to the list of top 13 potential threats is Lack of Access.
  • Shortage of health care workers is also the major global concern.
  • Above of all unhealthy food diets is also major threat. Lack of food, unhealthy diets and unsafe food are responsible for one-third of global disease burden.

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