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Quique Bassat, director general y científico de #ISGlobal, ha sido elegido presidente de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI). ¡Enhorabuena, Quique! 🔗https://shorturl.at/0tMRD

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 05/10/2026

🧬 Is poor sleep a cause or a consequence of ill health? Using genetics, researchers found new evidence suggesting that short sleep and insomnia could contribute to several health problems. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/ytzNl #SleepHealth #PublicHealth

The link between short sleep, insomnia, and health

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 03/10/2026

➡️ Morbidity and mortality: what’s the difference? 🔹 Morbidity refers to the frequency or burden of diseases and other health problems in a population. 🔹 Mortality refers to the deaths that occur in a population and their causes. 🔗https://shorturl.at/PPqxp #GlobalHealthDictionary

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 02/10/2026

The #COVID19 vaccine was developed in less than a year. So why are we still waiting for vaccines against parasitic worms? Listen to this micro-talk by Rebeca Santano, researcher at #ISGlobal, as part of #NitRecerCat:

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The COVID-19 vaccine was developed in less than a year.

La investigadora Rebeca Santano ens presenta la seva recerca sobre ...

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 01/10/2026

After another exciting year of research collaboration, the #WORMVACS annual meeting has come to Barcelona! 👋At #ISGlobal, we are thrilled to have hosted this year’s gathering. Discover the latest updates on our work toward developing a helminth vaccine ➡️ wormvacs.org/news

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 01/10/2026

Toni Trilla s'ha jubilat com a degà de la Facultat de Medicina de la @ub.edu. Referent en epidemiologia, ha contribuït durant dècades a formar noves generacions de professionals de la salut. 🧡Gràcies, Toni, pel teu compromís! Ens alegra molt continuar comptant amb tu com a investigador a #ISGlobal!

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 30/09/2026

🔬 El pròxim dissabte 3 d'octubre, @prbb.org obre les seves portes amb l'#OpenPRBB! ⚗️💬 Visites guiades als laboratoris, tallers i xerrades científiques, i molt més! Més info i inscripcions 👉https://www.isglobal.org/ca/-/openprbb-2026

El pròxim dissabte 3 d'octubre, el PRBB obre les seves portes en unes jornades per apropar la ciència a la ciutadania.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 30/09/2026

🌡️ Climate change is already affecting health. On the #ISGlobal blog, Manolis Kogevinas examines the health implications of the US rollback of power-sector emissions rules, from extreme heat and wildfires to infectious diseases. 🔗 Read the article: shorturl.at/PpGDM #GlobalHealth

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Trump contra el clima: el coste humano de negar el cambio climático - Blog

Blog sobre salud global. Abierto a todas aquellas ideas que persigan un acceso equitativo a la salud. En todo el mundo.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 29/09/2026

✈️ Quins efectes sobre la salut podria tenir l’ampliació de l’aeroport de Barcelona? 🎙️ Laura Chica (#ISGlobal) en parla al programa #VidaVerda de @radio4rne.bsky.social. 🔗 Escolta l’entrevista:

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Vida Verda - L'ampliació de l'aeroport: créixer en plena crisi climàtica

L'ampliació de l'aeroport: créixer en plena crisi climàtica

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 28/09/2026

👩‍🍼Improving air quality and maternal education could help prevent thousands of cases of low birth weight, according to a new #ISGlobal study. 🔗https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/mejorar-la-calidad-del-aire-y-la-educacion-materna-podria-ayudar-a-prevenir-miles-de-casos-de-bajo-peso-al-nacer

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 26/09/2026

🔬 La diversidad no solo afecta a quién hace ciencia, sino también a qué investigamos y cómo lo hacemos. 💬Francisca Casas-Cordero y Claudia Sanz, de #ISGlobal, hablan sobre equidad y diversidad en la investigación biomédica en el marco del #INCLUDEProject.

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Francisca Casas-Cordero y Claudia Sanz (ISGlobal): «La diversidad también influye en qué investigamos y en cómo lo hacemos» - El·lipse

El proyecto europeo INCLUDE presenta un manifiesto para avanzar hacia una investigación biomédica más inclusiva, diversa y equitativa.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 25/09/2026

🎯 What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? 🌐 They are 17 global goals set out in the UN’s 2030 Agenda to end poverty, protect the planet and promote well-being. 🔗Learn more: diccionario.isglobal.org/en/ods #SDGs #Agenda2030 #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthDictionary

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 24/09/2026

#ISGlobal’s 2025 Annual Report is now available. From research and training to international collaboration and societal impact, Transforming Health Together looks back on some of the people, projects and evidence that shaped our work in 2025. 🟠Read the full report at 2025.isglobal.org

Transforming health together - ISGlobal Annual report

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 23/09/2026

✈️ Laura Chica i Mònica Ubalde (#ISGlobal) reflexionen a @vilaweb.cat sobre l’ampliació del Prat i el seu impacte en el territori i la salut pública. 💬 "És una decisió sobre el model de territori que volem construir".

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Aturar l’ampliació de l’aeroport: una qüestió de salut pública

Quan deteriorem els sistemes naturals que sostenen la vida, també debilitem la nostra pròpia salut i la nostra adaptació al canvi climàtic

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 23/09/2026

🌍 After 16 years, ECTMIH returns to Barcelona. #ECTMIH2027 will bring the global health community together to rethink collaboration, equity and innovation under the theme Refocusing on Global Health. 📍 Barcelona 📅 25–28 Oct 2027 🔗 ectmih2027.eu #GlobalHealth #TropicalMedicine

Panorámica de Barcelona con anuncio del congreso ECTMIH 2027 — Reenfocando la salud global. Fechas: 25-28 de octubre de 2027.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 23/09/2026

✈️At #SOMMaConnect2026, #ISGlobal researcher José Muñoz presented FAMBA, an innovative platform combining specialised health support for travellers with epidemiological surveillance and data analytics. 🔗 web.fambaproject.com #GlobalHealth #DigitalHealth #Innovation @sommalliance.bsky.social

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 22/09/2026

🌡️ This week, #ISGlobal Research Professor Xavier Basagaña represented the institute at the Parliament of Catalonia in a hearing related to the proposed law on urgent measures for climate security. The session took place before the Ecological Transition Committee. 🔗 shorturl.at/2cbwp

Xavier Basagaña appeared before the parliamentary committee considering the proposed law on urgent measures for climate security.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 22/09/2026

🌍 Since 2002, the @GlobalFund partnership has helped save 72 million lives and reduce the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by 65%. The 2026 Results Report shows what sustained investment and global cooperation can achieve. Read more 👉🏾 shorturl.at/6NDkX #GlobalHealth

Since 2002, the Global Fund partnership has reduced the combined death rate from HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria by 65 per cent.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 21/09/2026

🩺 Four in five deaths investigated by #CHAMPS were considered preventable or potentially preventable. After 10 years across 7 countries, the findings point to opportunities to strengthen maternal, newborn and child health. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/8AM4l #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth

Among babies and children under five, respiratory infections, sepsis, malnutrition, malaria and diarrhoeal diseases were among the main factors identified.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 19/09/2026

🎗️ This #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, discover Healing in Two Voices: 31 intimate stories exploring childhood and adolescent cancer and survivorship through personal experiences and professional perspectives. 🔗 equolproject.eu/resources #ChildhoodCancer #GlobalHealth

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 18/09/2026

📊 Children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD or autism in Denmark today more closely resemble the general population than those diagnosed a decade ago. A new study explores this shift and what may be driving it. 🔎 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/mrRlw

The findings suggest that the rise in diagnoses observed over the past decade may reflect, at least in part, changes in the characteristics of the people receiving these diagnoses, in addition to possible changes in the underlying risk of developing these conditions.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 17/09/2026

🌐 Could wealth redistribution policies help avert millions of deaths? An #ISGlobal-led study in @thelancet.com estimates that tax measures now under discussion could avert 6.6–29.5 million deaths by 2030, as development aid declines Read more: shorturl.at/d9bcy #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity

Taxing Billionaires and Redistributing Wealth Could Save Millions of Lives Amid Global Aid Cuts

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 16/09/2026

On 13 November, the #INCLUDE project will hold its final conference in Barcelona to share lessons learned, tools and strategies for integrating gender equality and intersectionality into biomedical research. 📍 @prbb.org, Barcelona 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/X2OvF

The INCLUDE project will hold its final conference in Barcelona to share lessons learned and tools.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 15/09/2026

🌍 The transition away from fossil fuels is a climate imperative. But it is also a public health opportunity. Putting health at the centre of the energy transition can deliver benefits far beyond climate action. Read the new #CATALYSE Narrative: 🔗https://shorturl.at/qRHtG

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 14/09/2026

🌿 What does health mean when the land itself is changing? Among the Punan-Tubu in North Kalimantan, climate change, development and shifting ways of life are reshaping health, mobility and belonging. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/1zhse #PlanetaryHealth #GlobalHealth

From left to right: The village of Long Nyau; Dhole and Jefry pulling a boat up the Punan River to Long Ranau; and a living room in Long Titi.

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INCLUDE project @includeprojecteu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🤝 Another scientist adds her voice to the INCLUDE Manifesto! We’re delighted that Dr. pharm. Fawzia Sha’at from ICCF Bucharest has publicly endorsed it. Add your voice: sign the Manifesto, share it and help advance more inclusive biomedical research. forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 12/09/2026

🏆 Awards for Manolis Kogevinas and Michelle Turner ⚽ AI to anticipate injuries in women’s football 🌿 Nature-based social prescribing and loneliness 🌙 Night shift work and long COVID Explore the September #ISGlobalNews newsletter. 🔗https://shorturl.at/xOM1M #GlobalHealth

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 11/09/2026

🫁 This weekend, #ISGlobal contributed to #HealthyLungsForLife Barcelona, supporting the stakeholder event at Palau Macaya and free spirometry testing at Plaça Universitat. A weekend to raise awareness of #LungHealth, clean air and prevention. Learn more: shorturl.at/G4bVK #BreatheCleanAir

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A volunteer carrying out a free spirometry test on an elderly man, with a queue of people waiting behind him

A group photo of the team of volunteers.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 10/09/2026

📸🌍 No et perdis l’exposició “Els confins de l’emergència climàtica”, sobre el canvi climàtic a Barcelona i el Sahel. 📍 Facultat de Medicina UB 🗓️ 1–30 de setembre ⏰ Dl–dv, 7:30–21:30 h 💡 Vine a veure-la i vota la teva foto preferida! També pots votar en línia: shorturl.at/SoEnl

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 08/09/2026

🌿How can contact with nature benefit our health? On October 27 and 28, Barcelona will host the Nature and Health Workshop, a meeting to share experiences, connect stakeholders and explore new ways of integrating nature and health. 👉https://shorturl.at/OIzbs

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 07/09/2026

⚖️ The #INCLUDE Manifesto calls for action on equity, diversity and intersectionality in biomedical research. Structural inequalities shape research, knowledge and health outcomes. Let’s work towards a more just, accountable and inclusive research ecosystem. 👉https://shorturl.at/6ikQA

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 05/09/2026

🫁 How healthy are your lungs? This Sunday, join #HealthyLungsForLife at 📍Plaça Universitat, Barcelona, for free lung function testing and practical advice on clean air and lung health. 📅 6 Sept · 10:00–18:30 🔗 More info: shorturl.at/tke5a

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🌍 Welcome Mark Nieuwenhuijsen @isglobal.org as panel moderator of the Europe Cities Lancet Countdown Report Launch The panel will discuss: - Knowledge translation - Policy evaluation - Climate governance - Citizens' engagement 📅 10 Sept 10 CEST 📍 Barcelona/online 🔗 www.isglobal.org/en/-/the-lau...

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 03/09/2026

🌡️ The OMBRES project has completed its data collection phase after a month of fieldwork in Lleida. The #ISGlobal team tested a co-designed intervention to help protect agricultural workers from heat stress. 🔗 Learn more: shorturl.at/mb2Hc #HeatStress #Agriculture

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OMBRES - ISGLOBAL

OMBRES is a participatory research project aiming to reduce the health risks of occupational heat exposure among migrant agricultural workers in Lleida, Spain.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 02/09/2026

🧬🔬 Genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics… These disciplines enable the analysis of large sets of biological molecules simultaneously. 🦠 They also help to identify biomarkers and monitor pathogens and antimicrobial resistance. 🔗https://shorturl.at/ziz2S #GlobalHealthDictionary

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 01/09/2026

🌱 #ISGlobal supports “Save Our NEAT+”, a call to safeguard NEAT+, a free tool that helps humanitarian organisations identify environmental risks early and put #DoNoHarm into practice. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/1mgWf #HumanitarianAction #PlanetaryHealth

NEAT+ is a free, open-source environmental screening tool that helps humanitarian organisations identify environmental risks early in the design of emergency and recovery interventions.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 31/08/2026

👏 #ISGlobal researcher @mkogevinas.bsky.social has received the #EPICOH Lifetime Award in recognition of his outstanding career in occupational epidemiology. Congratulations, Manolis, on this well-deserved recognition! 🔗https://shorturl.at/y479b

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 28/08/2026

🎓 Nearly 30 students from the UB-#ISGlobal master’s programmes have completed the 2025-2026 academic year with final projects on major #GlobalHealth challenges — from migrant health and climate change to malaria, mental health and health system resilience. 🔗 Read more 👇

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The 2025-2026 UB-ISGlobal master's programmes conclude the academic year with the presentation of final projects - ISGLOBAL

Nearly 30 students have completed the Global Health and Clinical Research programmes with projects addressing some of today's major health challenges

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 27/08/2026

🌍 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 – 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 Join us for a talk with Andy Haines, trained in family practice and epidemiology, and former Director of the @LSHTM. 📅 1 September 2026 🕒 15:00 CEST 🔗 meet.goto.com/490441445 #ClimateChange #ClimateAndHealth

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 26/08/2026

🌧️ Climate variability in the Atlantic Ocean can help anticipate outbreaks of cutaneous leishmaniasis in North Africa months in advance, according to a study led by #ISGlobal. 🔗https://shorturl.at/UYOn7

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 25/08/2026

🦟 The Asian tiger mosquito, 𝘈𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴, is one of the world's most important invasive mosquito species. 🦠 But how does it spread, which diseases can it transmit, and how is climate change influencing its distribution? 🔗https://shorturl.at/e2Aqe #GlobalHealthDictionary

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 24/08/2026

🌃 Night work and chronic insomnia may increase the risk of developing #LongCOVID. 📝 This is the conclusion of a new study led by #ISGlobal in collaboration with @igtp.bsky.social. 🔗 www.isglobal.org/en/-/el-trabajo-en…

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 21/08/2026

☀️🌾Aquesta setmana hem iniciat la fase d’intervenció del #projecteOMBRES per reduir l’exposició a la calor durant el treball agrícola. 👉Les actuacions inclouen la instal·lació d'ombres, roba lleugera i transpirable, ventiladors, aigua fresca i una guia per prevenir els colps de calor.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 20/08/2026

🦟What are mosquitoes warning us about? On #WorldMosquitoDay, Leonardo López (#ISGlobal) explains how climate change is reshaping vector distribution and health risks. 🔗https://www.isglobal.org/en/healthisglobal/-/custom-blog-portlet/de-islandia-al-sur-de-europa-de-que-nos-alertan-los-mosquitos-

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 19/08/2026

When your goal is to improve maternal and child health, the research is only the first step. The #PROTECTnetwork shared its results with researchers and policymakers in Mozambique to ensure the latest findings on #MaternalVaccines reach those who can benefit most. ➡️ tinyurl.com/2jj6u2t8

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 18/08/2026

🕒 The body also keeps time. An @prbb.org article highlights research by #ISGlobal and PRBB centres — including @researchmar.bsky.social and @crg.eu — on how circadian rhythms shape nutrition, metabolism, gene expression and tissue ageing. 🔗 Read more:

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The body also keeps time: how biological clocks influence health - El·lipse

How do biological clocks coordinate the brain, tissues and daily habits? We explore what several PRBB groups are researching.

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 17/08/2026

🌍 #ISGlobal helped shape Spain’s Global Health Strategy, approved in May 2025, promoting a #OneHealth approach. 🤝 Through mediation, technical workshops and policy advice, it helped turn a fragmented approach into a common framework for global health action. 🔎 Read more: shorturl.at/EFV8y

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ISGlobal @isglobal.org · 14/08/2026

🌡️ Fieldwork has begun for the OMBRES project in Bell-lloc d’Urgell. The team is collecting data on heat, humidity, hydration and working conditions to better understand heat stress among agricultural workers. #HeatStress #Agriculture #PlanetaryHealth

Workers picking apples in an orchard, standing on a lifting platform and loading crates.

Crates full of freshly harvested apples amongst rows of apple trees, with workers and machinery in the background.

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