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Many Childrens Deaths Preventable: WHO Over five million children die each year from disease, infections and accidents related______1______their environment although many of these deaths are largely preventable, says the World Health Organization. On Monday, the WHO asked governments and citizens around the world to take action to create healthy______2______for children as it celebrated World health Day. The biggest threats to childrens health lurk in the very______3______that should be safesthome, school and community, said Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, director-general of the WHO at the days launch in New Delhi, India. Every child has the right to______4______up in a healthy home, school and community. The future development of our childrenand of their worlddepends on______5______enjoying good health now. we have their future in our 6 Now we must work more effectively together to______7______the risks from the environment which our children face, Brundtland said. This years theme, healthy Environments for Children focuses on the many dangers______8______by children in and around the places where they live and play. These include inadequate access to safe drinking______9______and sanitation, insect-borne diseases, air pollution, chemical hazards and injuries from traffic, falls, burns and drownings. Communities around the world organized events to promote awareness of childrens health issues, ______10______ included drawing contests for schoolchildren in Vietnam, street plays in India, puppet shows in Namibia and professional lectures for policy makers in Germany and elsewhere. | 
