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Gro Harlem Brundtland

Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for prevention of several diseases, rather than focusing on individual ones.

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The World Health Organization supports creating a combined plan to lower multiple health risks at once because this approach is based on solid scientific evidence for preventing diseases before they start. Instead of targeting each disease separately, they focus on reducing common risk factors that contribute to many illnesses.

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