Recently the World Health Organization has declared loneliness a serious global health threat.

Recently the World Health Organization has declared loneliness a serious global health threat.

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: November 18 2023

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The World Health Organization has declared loneliness a serious global health threat in November, 2023.
WHO has also launched an international commission on this problem.
This commission is being led by American Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.
This commission will work for three years.
According to the World Health Organization, the death effect of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
The rate of 'one in four' older people experiencing social isolation is similar in all regions of the world.
Loneliness showed its impact when the COVID-19 pandemic halted economic and social activities and loneliness levels increased.

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