Global Health Dictionary
From the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), welcome to the Global Health Dictionary. 📖🌐
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Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of infectious diseases that pose a major challenge to global public health. [...]
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
What is CO2? Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an odourless, colourless, tasteless and non-flammable gas. It is one of the main [...]
Grey matter
What is it? Grey matter, like white matter, is part of the central nervous system. It is responsible for [...]
Planetary Health
What is it? Planetary health is an interdisciplinary and global approach that seeks to ensure human well-being and the [...]
DNA Methylation
DNA methylation is a chemical modification of the genetic material. It is part of epigenetics, that is, the mechanisms that [...]
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