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WHO launches global framework to track heat risks for mothers and children

Original: New global framework launched to track increasing health risks of extreme heat for pregnant women, newborns and children

The World Health Organization has launched a new global framework to track the growing health risks that extreme heat poses to pregnant women, newborns and children. The initiative comes as heatwaves intensify worldwide, with maternal and child health increasingly recognised as a vulnerable frontier of climate change and a priority for monitoring and response.

Why now: Extreme heat events are intensifying globally, drawing attention to the health of the most vulnerable groups such as pregnant women and newborns.

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