Srinagar, Sept. 26 -- A healthy society cannot be built inside hospitals alone. It begins outside them-with clean air, safe water, healthy soil, green spaces and a stable climate. The message of World Environmental Health Day 2026, "Standing with Science to Protect Communities through Environmental Health," reminds us of a simple truth: environmental health is human health. For too long, development and environmental protection have been treated as competing priorities. They are not. A polluted river eventually becomes a public-health problem. Toxic air becomes a respiratory burden. Degraded soil threatens food security. Vanishing forests weaken natural protection against climate extremes. Rising temperatures place additional pressure on ...