Climate change a top priority for DG SANCO

摘要

Health Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou named climate change as the top threat to health last week, putting the global economic crisis second, followed by global health threats and migration.rnDescribing climate change as "urgent", she warned that Europe is already seeing "a lot of new diseases."rnVassiliou warned that rising unemployment and the fall in economic growth is hitting the most vulnerable people hardest. The ageing population created new demands, she said.