Public Health
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Health
Health The World
Bye Bye, Trans-fatty Acids!
Between 2018 and 2023, best-practice policies were successfully implemented to eliminate industrially produced trans-fatty acids (FTAs), which have severe impacts on public health, and while challenges remain, policy recommendations are being put forward to complete and sustain elimination.
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Health
Health Chad
Dream Come True: No More Sleep Sickness!
Not only has Chad eliminated its first neglected tropical disease , the gambiense form of the sleeping sickness, as a public health problem, but it has also become the 51st country to do so, making the 100-country target by 2030 set by the World Health Organization…
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Environment
Environment The World
Megacities, Mega Air Quality Improvements
Around the world, many megacities are taking the proper measures to tackle air pollution, whether it’s through clean transport, waste management, or clean energy, and a recent study shows that, consequently, air quality is getting better.
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Health
Health Egypt
This Country Is Set to Eradicate Hepatitis C
Following a national program to cure its population of hepatitis C, Egypt is on track to be the world’s first country to cure the deadly infection and is dedicated to sharing its resources, expertise, and drugs to treat one million African patients.
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