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Every March 22, the world observes World Water Day, a United Nations initiative to raise awareness about the global water crisis and accelerate action toward universal access to safe water and sanitation.

While often framed as an environmental issue, access to clean water is fundamentally a public ...

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Every year on March 24, the world observes World Tuberculosis Day, led by the World Health Organization, to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB) and accelerate efforts to eliminate this preventable and treatable disease.

In Peru, tuberculosis remains a persistent public health challenge – par...

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GRASS·ROOTS (NOUN): THE ORIGIN OR BASIS OF SOMETHING; THE BASIC OR PRIMARY CONCEPT

SYNONYMS: CENTRAL, ESSENTIAL, INTEGRAL

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GRASS·ROOTS (NOUN): THE ORIGIN OR BASIS OF SOMETHING; THE BASIC OR PRIMARY CONCEPT

SYNONYMS: CENTRAL, ESSENTIAL, INTEGRAL

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