Public health measures need both collaborative, complementary efforts

PUBLIC health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and improving quality of life through organised efforts and informed choices of society, organisations, communities and individuals.

Many diseases have devastated communities for a long time, but they could easily have been halted had people joined hands to combat them.

Today, the world is in tatters due to COVID-19, a virus that has brewed misery since December 2019 when it was detected in Wuhan province, China.

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