Flagship Initiative against extreme heat and related environmental health risks in workplaces and major events
Environment, Climate Change, One Health and Migration (ECO)
We prevent disease by strengthening countries’ environmental health capacities: water, energy, air quality, climate, and emerging risks. Our One Health approach links human, animal, and environmental health, while inclusive systems address migrants’ and refugees’ health needs.
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30 July 2026
Key ingested per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their health effects: landscape review
The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned a landscape review to systematically collect and assess available data sources on PFAS occurrence and...
4 December 2025
Prioritizing food safety issues related to chemical water quality in agrifood systems
Reliable access to safe and sufficient water is critical to food security and protecting public health. However, water systems face unprecedented pressure...
This is the 2024 update of the Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment. The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of available...
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16 July 2026
WHO Draft Global Action Plan on lead mitigation
Lead poisoning is a preventable public health crisis that affects hundreds of millions of children and contributes to millions of deaths each year.The...
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