“There’s an urgent need for investment in strategies to reduce environmental risks in our cities, homes and workplaces”, said Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health.
“Such investments can significantly reduce the rising worldwide burden of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, injuries, and cancers, and lead to immediate savings in healthcare costs.”
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报告发现,环境风险对年幼儿童和老人影响最大,其中5岁以下儿童和50岁至75岁成年人受害最深。
Environmental risks take their greatest toll on young children and older people, the report finds, with children under 5 and adults aged 50 to 75 years most impacted.
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通过改善环境管理,每年可以预防170万名5岁以下儿童和490万名50岁至75岁成年人死亡。
Yearly, the deaths of 1.7 million children under 5 and 4.9 million adults aged 50 to 75 could be prevented through better environmental management.
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下呼吸道感染和腹泻病主要影响5岁以下儿童,而老年人则受非传染性疾病影响最大。
Lower respiratory infections and diarrhoeal diseases mostly impact children under 5, while older people are most impacted by NCDs.