El Niño Represents an "Important Threat" to Health, Warns the UN
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WHO urges countries to better prepare their health systems, strengthen disease surveillance, ensure health care and store medical equipment in areas at greatest risk.
WHO warns climate phenomenon could intensify malnutrition, cholera and mosquito-borne diseases as food insecurity increases
Health risks are multiple, according to the World Health Organization (WHO): high heats that can aggravate certain diseases, poor air quality due to fires, as well as malnutrition and cholera that are encouraged by droughts and floods. By promoting exceptional and flooded rainy episodes, El Niño can also increase the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya. "The health consequences of the El Niño phenomenon are…
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24 heuresEl Niño represents a "significant threat" to health
The impact of El Niño on health: children, elderly and immunosuppressed are more vulnerable The Piauí created a state plan to prepare the municipalities for the impact of El Niño on the health of the population during periods of intense and dry heat. In an interview with TV Clube on Monday (21), Marylane Veloso, Monitoring Manager of the State Health Secretariat (Sesapi), explained the measures planned and alerted to the most vulnerable groups. …
El Niño could reach high intensity by 2026 and increase health risks due to extreme heat, rains, floods and droughts.
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