Environment, climate change and health in relation to Universal Health Coverage
Technical Brief
1 October 2022
| Technical document
Overview
A stable climate, safe water, clean air and unpolluted soils are prerequisites for health. The policy areas of environment, climate change and health (ECH) and universal health care (UHC) are therefore inextricably linked. Action towards healthier environments, which could reduce the world’s disease burden by a quarter, includes: limiting and protecting from climate change and ecosystem destruction; providing safe water, sanitation and hygiene, and occupational health and workplace safety; implementing World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines; and protecting from the harmful effects of chemicals and radiation.
WHO Team
UHC/Life Course EXDGO (UHA)
Number of pages
2