World Health Day: half the world lives in cities

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World Health Day: half the world lives in cities

World Health Day: half the world lives in cities

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The Geneva-based organization is focusing on urbanization and health for World Health Day, noting that by 2030 six out of ten people will be living in urban areas.

Links to other sites: WHO with photo essay, and CNN’s “heat map” of global population growth in cities around the world

Heat map: http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/urban.planet/?hpt=C1
WHO: Why urban health matters
http://www.who.int/features/2010/urban_health/en/index.html

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