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Health experts warn of significant health risks posed by indoor air pollutants (IAP) in Malaysia

Prolonged exposure to indoor air pollutants (IAP) can lead to serious health issues, including respiratory problems, cancer, allergies, and neurologic.

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Ministry Of Health (MOH) Must Establish A National Environmental Health Research Centre (nehrc) In Ghana Post Covid-19 Era

Ministry Of Health (MOH) Must Establish A National Environmental Health Research Centre (nehrc) In Ghana Post Covid-19 Era Listen to article Environmental Health is the branch of Public Health that is concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment that may affect human health. According to the World Health Organization, in its broadest sense, Environmental Health comprises those aspects of human health, disease, and injury that are determined or influenced by factors in the environment. Environmental Health also refers to the theory and practice of assessing, correcting, controlling and preventing those factors in the environment that can potentially affect adversely the health of present and future generations. It is noted however that, Environmental Health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviours. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors tha

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Malaysia needs green new deal, say experts

Malaysia needs green new deal, say experts Tharanya Arumugam © Provided by New Straits Times Datuk Dr Ibrahim Komoo KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia needs an overarching green policy framework that cuts across ministries, sectors and industries to address the existing unsustainable practices that are threatening the planet and human health on an unprecedented scale. Environmental experts believe this is crucial to tackling the country s biggest problems, namely water pollution and the lack of ecological services, which emerged due to weak policies on nature conservation, industrial and domestic pollution, and unsustainable use of natural resources. Water pollution was listed as one of the top 10 environmental health concerns in the Health Ministry s recent National Environmental Health Action Plan, besides children s environmental health, built environment and climate change.

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Expert: Kids hardest hit by poor environmental health systems

Expert: Kids hardest hit by poor environmental health systems Tharanya Arumugam © Provided by New Straits Times Haze not only affects children’s health, but also their access to education when schools are forced to close. FILE PIC KUALA LUMPUR:Children are often the hardest hit by the consequences of the climate crisis and poor environmental health systems, as evident in the Sungai Kim Kim incident last year, haze pollution and annual monsoon floods. Regardless, there is still apathy on the part of leaders, officials and politicians on children s environmental health, experts said. They called for stakeholders concerted efforts to include children in all policies, interventions and action plans, paying special attention to the vulnerable.

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3 top environmental health threats

3 top environmental health threats Tharanya Arumugam © Provided by New Straits Times Professor Dr Jamal Hisham Hashim KUALA LUMPUR: Children s environmental health, vector-borne diseases and contamination of drinking water sources have been identified as the top three major and growing environmental health threats in Malaysia that warrant urgent intervention. This was revealed in the Health Ministry s National Environmental Health Action Plan s latest publication, Priority List of Environmental Health Issues in Malaysia. The list, detailing 10 key concerns, was developed by the Thematic Working Group 10: Environmental Health Experts , which comprised six environmental health experts (appointed by the ministry) and led by its chairman, Professor Dr Jamal Hisham Hashim.

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