Tag: Urbanization

Governments Need to Play a Bigger Role in the Fight Against Climate and Health Crisis

At COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the critical link between climate change and public health, stressing that climate action is both an environmental priority and a pressing health requirement. WHO pointed out that rising temperatures, air pollution, and extreme weather events drive up non-communicable disease (NCDs) rates. What were […]

The Growing Burden of Chronic Diseases in Developing Nations: An Urgent Call for Action

In recent years, the world has seen a marked rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) — chronic conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory diseases, and cancers. This trend, once primarily associated with high-income countries, is now escalating at an alarming rate in developing nations. Non-communicable diseases are now a leading cause of premature death and […]