Declaration calling for Family Doctors of the world to act on planetary health

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Published on: 11 March 2019

WONCA Newsletter

WONCA, through our Working Party on the Environment, and in partnership with the Planetary Health Alliance, has developed and endorsed a document on planetary health – “Declaration calling for family doctors of the world to act on planetary health”. The document can be accessed at this link: http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/Decplanethealth

The declaration explains:

- - WHY we should be worried about this
  - WHAT effects it is having on the health of our patients
  - WHAT we as family doctors can DO to mitigate effects

We hope that you and your members will find the declaration useful and powerful as an advocacy tool

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