The importance of data in developing environmental health guidelines – an IMU perspective
- Author:
Stephen Ambu
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Climate Change, environment, health
- From:International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education
2013;7(supp1):S47-50
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The global environment is in a dynamic
flux due to rapid development. As a result of this, new
diseases are emerging and old diseases are re-emerging in
many parts of the world. Therefore there is a constant
need for appropriate data for formulation of effective
policies to mitigate the adverse effects of environmental
degradation on human health. The Kyoto Protocol
of 1997 is a milestone that sets the direction for good
environmental management initiatives and the success
of this depends on good data. Malaysia currently has
the Environmental Quality Act 1974 in place to
control environment related problems. However good
guidelines must be developed to keep the initiatives
for good environmental management on course, for
this we need good data. The Centre for Environmental
and Population Health at IMU, coordinates research
activities in specific thrust areas in an endeavour to
produce important data that is required for developing
appropriate guidelines for environmental health.
- Full text:W020151005531883086466.pdf
