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Article: Healthy life spans can increase by 5 to 10 years: WHO

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Healthy life spans can increase by 5 to 10 years: WHO

GENEVA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Healthy life expectancy worldwide can be increased by five to 10 years if governments and individuals make joint efforts against the major health risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

In its World Health Report 2002, entitled "Preventing Risks, Promoting Healthy Life", the WHO identified some major global risks of disease, disability and death in the world today and provided examples of cost-effective ways to reduce these risks.

From more than 25 major preventable risks selected for in-depth study, the report found that the top 10 globally are: childhood and maternal ...

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