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Changing Planet/Food

A disease expert walks into a live bird market

June 7 is World Food Safety Day and this year we are reminded of a harsh reality: Roughly 600 million people around the world suffer from food-borne illnesses every year, while around 3 million die as a result of contaminated food or water. Every part of the world is affected,…

    
Epidemics

COVID-19 Is Diverting A Lot of Resources From Other Critical Health Services

“The legacy of COVID-19 must not include the global resurgence of other killers like measles and polio.” Dr. Seth Berkley, GAVI “We know that children are missing out on critical vaccines. Vaccination campaigns have been postponed following social distancing measures, increasing the risk of disease outbreaks.” Dr. Kunihiko Hirabayashi, UNICEF…

    
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