Global Health Agenda

As I am attending COP28 this week in UAE, I have been thinking a lot about the links between climate change and health. I have included some articles on the impact of climate change on a number of familiar diseases, as well as the risk of “once-in-a-generation” events like the COVID-19 pandemic.

TOP THREE

1.???? 10 EYEWITNESS REPORTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH

Ten eyewitness reports from the frontline of climate change and health | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

The Geneva Learning Foundation has collected eyewitness testimonies from over 1,200 health workers in 68 countries about the impact of climate change on health in their community. Here are 10 of the most striking reports.

2.???? DRIER, HOTTER, RATTIER: AS THE WEATHER SHIFTS, NIGERIA BRACES FOR LASSA FEVER

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Drier, hotter, rattier: as the weather shifts, Nigeria braces for Lassa fever | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Nigeria’s Ondo State is bracing for the dry season, which also means a likely spike in cases of Lassa fever. We spoke to community leaders and scientists in the region about how they prepare.

3.???? VACCINE PROFILES: SHIGELLA

Vaccine profiles: Shigella | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Reports of dysentery go back to ancient times, but it was only in the 19th Century that we discovered the bacterium behind it: Shigella.

Today, Shigella remains responsible for 80-165 million cases of severe diarrhoea worldwide every year.

We discuss the challenges in developing an effective vaccine and the candidates currently in development.

INFOGRAPHIC OF THE WEEK

SIX CHARTS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH

Climate and disease in numbers: six ways in which our health is at risk from global warming | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Millions more people will be at risk of mosquito-borne diseases by 2080, as warming temperatures make new areas habitable for these disease vectors. Check out this chart and five others on the impact of climate change on health.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

STUDY SUGGESTS RISKS OF EXTREME PANDEMICS COULD INCREASE THREEFOLD IN COMING DECADES

New study suggests risk of extreme pandemics like COVID-19 could increase threefold in coming decades | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Reports of an outbreak of pneumonia-like illness raised alarm bells this month – we’ve all been here before. But how worried should we be about another pandemic? And how is climate change affecting that risk? We took a look at some research addressing these crucial questions.

IN BRIEF

·?????? Find out how a major typhoid campaign in Nepal helped find children missing out on other crucial vaccines

·?????? We spoke to Nigerian activist Samuel Adeyinka about his campaigning to promote equity in HPV vaccine roll-out

·?????? We are facing a perfect storm on malaria. What do we need to do to change the weather?

NOUVELLES DE LA SEMAINE

LES PERSONNE TRANSGENRES ET LES PERSONNES ISSUES DE LA DIVERSITE DE GENRE SONT PLUS EXPOSEES A CERTAINS CANCERS

Les personnes transgenres et les personnes issues de la diversité de genre sont plus exposées à certains cancers et ces cancers risquent plus de ne pas être détectés à temps | Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Une étude récente montre que des certains cancers, comme les cancers liés au virus du papillome, menacent particulièrement les personnes transgenres.

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