African governments must begin translating global commitments to building climate–resilient and low-carbon health systems to concrete action on the ground by adopting thick "mainstreaming" approaches.
We need to place cross sectoral work at the heart of managing climate-related health emergencies in Africa, argues Magaran Monzon Bagayoko
Today, the negative impact of climate change on health and wellbeing is undeniable.123 Nowhere is this anticipated to have greater impact than in Africa, lower income countries, and small island developing states where social, political, environmental, and economic conditions already create serious health vulnerabilities.456 Of the nearly 2000 public health events recorded in the African region between 2001 and 2021, 56% were climate related, with 25% more events recorded in the past decade compared with the previous one.7 These include waterborne and vector-borne disease emergencies such as cholera, malaria, and arbovirosis.18
The average duration for the malaria transmission season increased by 13.8% in the highland areas of Africa, and the likelihood of dengue fever transmission rose by 12.0% between 1950 and 2021.1 The continent is facing the
Integration of health in climate change action needs political leadership, experts say modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NAIROBI, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) The fragility of public health systems in Africa has worsened in the face of climate emergencies like floods, water stress, pollution, and rapid spread of disease-causing pathogens, experts said on Tuesday during a virtual forum in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Brama Kone, the technical officer in charge of climate change and health at the Africa regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO), noted that rising
The event will highlight call for action to support health benefits for the African and Eastern Mediterranean population, as well as the environmental and climate co-benefits, that can be obtained by implementing ongoing multi-sectoral policies and initiatives in the African and Eastern Mediterranean Regions.