Learn from Climate-related health emergencies.
Acounting for more than half of public health events recorded in the region over the past two decades, a new analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) shows. The analysis found that of the 2121 public health events recorded in the African region between 2001 and 2021, 56% were climate-related. The region is witnessing an increase in climate-linked emergencies , with 25% more climate-related events recorded between 2011 and 2021 compared with the previous decade. World Health Day is being marked on 7 April under the theme Our Planet. Our Health .” WHO is calling on governments to, among other recommendations, prioritize human well-being in all key decisions, stop new fossil fuel explorations and subsidies , tax polluters and implement WHO air quality guidelines. “Climate change is one of the greatest threats to humanity. The entire foundation of good health is in jeo...