Building an environment for health
It is estimated that 19.71 years of life are lost due to the poor environment. By Anuja Venkatachalam “World Environment Day” celebrated annually on June 5th is set to mark the beginning of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Degradation – a decade-long effort to restore urban areas, forests, oceans, seas and farmlands from environmental degradation. The environment is increasingly becoming integral to public health with mortality and morbidity being driven by environmental causes. The Global Burden of Disease study conducted in 2019 estimates a staggering 19.71 years of life lost due to environmental ...