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Flat White

Unhealthy public health

1 December 2021

4:00 AM

1 December 2021

4:00 AM

There was a time when public health people made a major contribution to our lives – ensuring the water in our taps was safe to drink, the air safe to breathe, our sewage carried safely away, and eliminating smallpox and polio, for example.  

They continue to play that role in developing countries – diseases such as malaria and Ebola remain a problem and there are still many people who do not have clean water and sanitation.

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