“An investigation teamled by the Ministry of Health and supported by WHO and partners has deployed and is expected to reach the affected area in the coming days”, says Dr Peter Salama, WHO Executive Director for Emergencies.
WHO and partners are supporting the Ministry of Health in all aspects of the response, including epidemiological investigation, surveillance, logistics and supplies, communications and community engagement.
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世卫组织称污染的环境每年造成170万名儿童死亡
The cost of a pollutedenvironment: 1.7 million child deaths a year, says WHO
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2017年3月6日 | 新闻稿 | 日内瓦
6 March 2017 | News release | GENEVA
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世卫组织发布的两份新报告称，五岁以下儿童死亡中有四分之一以上由不健康的环境造成。
More than 1 in 4deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments.
Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and inadequate hygiene – take the lives of 1.7 million children under 5 years, say two new WHO reports.
The first report, Inheriting a Sustainable World: Atlas on Children’s Health and the Environment reveals that a large portion of the most common causes of death among children aged 1 month to 5 years – diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia – are preventable by interventions known to reduce environmental risks, such as access to safe water and clean cooking fuels.
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世卫组织总干事陈冯富珍博士说：“受到污染的环境具有致命性，特别对幼儿而言。
"A polluted environment is a deadly one – particularly for young children," says Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General.
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他们的发育器官和免疫系统以及较小的身躯和气道使他们特别容易受到肮脏空气和水的影响”。
"Their developing organs and immune systems, and smaller bodies and airways, make them especially vulnerable to dirty air and water."