Climate change poses global challenges as rising temperatures, recurring natural disasters, and the resulting increase in the prevalence of acute and long-term climate-related diseases threaten the health and safety of populations worldwide. The healthcare sector, one of the largest sources of ...
Many health care professionals are already dealing with the effects of climate change. In this Q&A, the World Health Organization’s first-ever Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health, Vanessa Kerry, MD, MSc, joins JAMA Medical News Director Jenn
The health care industry’s impact on climate change is increasingly recognized as an important issue. In the US, it is estimated that 8% to 10% of carbon emissions arise from the health care sector. Compared with other nations, if the US health care system was an individual country, it ...
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A cleaner, greener world may not only be good for the environment. There are also incredible benefits to public health and economic development, according to a new report from the Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change. In this One More Question
A responsive PHC system is one that can anticipate challenges and needs, and quickly change course to deliver consistent and high-quality care to people no matter where they live, allowing the health system to withstand everyday shocks and major crises. This requires that community health...
[Photo/IC] Climate change in the coming decades could lead to an increase in cases of kidney stones that would bring huge costs to healthcare systems, according to research by scientists in the United States.美国科学家的研究显示，未来几十年内的气候变化可能导致肾结石病例增加，这将大大加重医...
Addressing the dangers of climate change and infectious diseases requires resilient primary-healthcare systems that can respond rapidly and effectively. Yet financial resources for health system investments—and public budgets more broadly—are finite. Given this context, stakeholders will need to make ...
PHILIPPINE COUNTRY REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH EFFECTS Presented By: THEODORA CECILE G. MAGTURO MD. MHA NCDPC-DOH ENGR. JEAN ROSETE EMB-DENR MR. NINIO RELOX PAGASA-DOST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Republic of the Philippines COUNTRY DESCRIPTION ...
As climate change ramps up, costs are expected to rise:The changes to the physical environment are expected to increase the total cost of health care services and delivery borne by the economy. Air pollution and climate change already generate more than US$800 billion in health costs for the ...