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S'pore paediatricians call for greater attention to climate change
An open letter by the global healthcare sector, signed by over 450 organisations and 3,400 individuals, called on leaders and COP26 country delegations to step up climate action. Two of the organisations were from Singapore.
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Dr Lim Yang Chern, a committee member of the Singapore Paediatric Society. The society has signed an open letter for a healthy climate prescription.
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SINGAPORE - For paediatricians, caring for a child begins long before he takes his first breath.
And the health of children could be adversely affected by climate change.
