Global Health Dictionary

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Planetary Health
What is it? Planetary health is an interdisciplinary and global approach that seeks to ensure human well-being and the balance of the ecosystems on which we depend. It focuses on studying the relationship between human health and the state of the environment , recognising that environmental degradation, climate change, biodiversity...
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Planetary Health

What is it? Planetary health is an interdisciplinary and global approach that seeks to ensure human well-being and the [...]

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DNA Methylation

DNA methylation is a chemical modification of the genetic material. It is part of epigenetics, that is, the mechanisms that [...]

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Steatotic Liver Disease

What is Steatotic Liver Disease? Steatotic liver disease (SLD), formerly known as “fatty liver disease”, covers a range of [...]

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Migrant Health

What is migrant health? The term “migrant health” refers to the set of factors influencing the well-being of people [...]

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Chikungunya

What Is Chikungunya? Chikungunya fever is an illness caused by the chikungunya virus. It is transmitted through the bite of [...]

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HIV

What is HIV? The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus (that is, a virus that uses RNA as [...]

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