Lancet study places India among all 17 major health threats
A Lancet report lists 17 catastrophic global health threats, from obesity to climate change, and finds India faces every one of them.
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What happened
A Lancet report, produced through a three-year effort, outlines 17 catastrophic global health threats. It finds India faces all of them, including obesity, antimicrobial resistance, air pollution and climate change. The report urges immediate policy action.
Why it matters
The report says immediate policy action is needed to secure future wellbeing.
Coverage
- Experts Identified The Gravest Health Threats Facing Humanity (sciencealert.com)
- Is The World Ending? A Lancet Commission Says Maybe (https://www.facebook.com/HealthPolicyWatch)
- India faces all 17 global threats to public health: Lancet (DH Online)
- AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action (CNN)
- Global Experts Identify 17 “Catastrophic” Threats To Human Health This Century – Including 2 With “Extinction Potential” (iflscience.com)
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