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It's timely to have a Health Day at climate talks

The opening session of the COP28 in Dubai on November 30, 2023. [Xinhua]

A recent meeting with health and climate experts in Nairobi demonstrated how working in silos can worsen pre-existing problems.

A man told how while seeking action on a climate change issue, a senior officer in the Environment ministry referred him to the Ministry of Health, where he was returned to his sender. He had to bring people from the two ministries together to solve the problem.

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