Topic: #thelancet

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COVID-19 could become a ‘lasting crisis’ for children

UNICEF believes an extra 6,000 children could die every day from preventable causes over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to weaken health systems and disrupt routine services. The UN children’s charity says...Read more

14-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

“The world is failing to give children healthy lives”

No single country is adequately protecting children’s health, their environment and their futures, says a major new report by over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world. The World Health Organization (WHO),...Read more

27-02-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Netherlands has worst child asthma in Europe from pollution

The highest concentration of asthmatic children caused by traffic pollution in Europe is in The Netherlands, according to medical researchers. Medical journal The Lancet says that one in five Dutch children suffer from pollution-induced asthma, rising...Read more

11-09-2019|Comment|author: Simon Weedy