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	Podcast:		Health Check
	Episode:		China’s latest bid to boost its birth rate
	Category:		Health
	Duration:		00:26:26
	Publish Date:		2026-01-07 21:00:00
	Description:		China has just brought in taxes on contraception including condoms in a bid to increase the nation’s birth rate. What impact could this have when considered alongside other “fertility-friendly” policies? Global Health reporter Dorcas Wangira gives her verdict. Could RSV vaccination dramatically reduce childhood asthma? Professor Bart Lambrecht from Ghent University shares his latest research suggesting just that. How school-based vaccination programmes for HPV may provide cancer protection through herd immunity. Plus, BBC reporter Erika Benke takes us to a Finnish sauna to understand what we do, and don’t know about the impact the ancient practice has on our health and wellbeing. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Hannah Robins Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett
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