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WHO warns of heat risks for children
The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the World Meteorological Organization, UNICEF, and the Population Fund, has launched a new framework to monitor the impacts of extreme heat on pregnant women and children. The framework aims to enhance the ability to predict and respond to increasing heatwaves by tracking health indicators such as preterm births, low birth weights, and hypertension during pregnancy, in addition to child mortality rates and healthcare visits during heat events. Studies indicate that extreme heat increases the risk of preterm birth by 26%, and approximately 1.5 billion children worldwide are exposed to increasingly intense and frequent heatwaves, prompting countries to develop urgent action plans to strengthen early warning systems and intervention strategies, with a focus on protecting the most vulnerable populations.
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