WHO Launches Framework to Track Heat Risks for Pregnant Women and Children
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WHO, WMO, UNICEF and UNFPA launched a global framework to help countries monitor the impact of extreme heat on maternal and child health.
WHO launches framework to track heat risks for pregnant women and children
Srinagar, Oct 22: The World Health Organization (WHO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), UNICEF and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have launched a global framework to help countries monitor the health impacts of extreme heat on pregnant women, newborns and children. Launched on October 21, the framework introduces priority indicators to strengthen health monitoring, preparedness and responses to extreme heat, which is beco…
The risk of premature birth increases significantly when pregnant women are exposed to heat waves, reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in a report published on Wednesday.
WHO WARNS that heat waves increase the risk of premature birth by 26% and calls on pregnant women to be more careful due to extreme heat.
Geneva, Oct 21 (EFE).- The World Health Organization (WHO) launched on Wednesday an initiative to help countries monitor the effects of heat waves on pregnant women, newborns and children, "in the face of the intensification of extreme heat around the world". Launched with the Meteorological Organisation [...] The post WHO calls for a monitoring of the effects of heat waves on pregnant women and children was first published in HolaNews.
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