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Inaugurated the symposium on Impact of Environment on Health on the occasion of the World Environment Day at Vigyan Bhavan,New Delhi yesterday. Environment impacts our health and almost 24 per cent of diseases is caused due to environment issues.Healthcare institutions should strive to reduce energy consumption and maximize solar energy use.There must be regular energy audits and a phased renewal plan must be developed with a view to making the buildings on the complex more energy efficient. Waste generation, including medical waste, needs to be brought down. The countrys premier health facility All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) would be converted into a green hospital.The new-look AIIMS will have water conservation and waste water recycling systems in place. The United Nations, the WHO and all international institutions have warned of the dangerous link between deteriorating environment and disease outcomes.We need to fight this negative impact by applying established tools to gather information and sharing it with the community for involving them in this movement of creating healthy and safe environment.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:43:12 +0000

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