A new comment article has been published in The Lancet, Planetary Health:
Expectations for a new WHO Director General: health in a rapidly changing environment
Open Access, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(17)30022-0
Awareness of the need for integrated approaches to health has grown with increasing realisation that human, animal, plant, and ecosystem health are intertwined and ultimately affect the livelihood and wellbeing of human beings, as well as planetary sustainability and resilience.1–3 The origins of many diseases are rooted in how we produce and use food, water, energy, and other natural resources for a growing population,4 but also the way our living environments and social and economic interactions evolve.
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