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Health workforce as a climate and health priority
With Jessica Clarke, Iris Blom and Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum
Climate change is escalating the demand on health workers and health systems to deliver the entire range of essential public health functions. We examine how the health workforce is incorporated into NDCs and provide recommendations for strengthening their inclusion. We hope that this analysis will aid countries in preparing their updated NDCs for 2025 and beyond.
Climate Action is Pandemic Resilience | BMJ | January 2025
With Priya Basu, Executive Director of the Pandemic Fund
Experts predict there is at least a 50% chance of another covid-like pandemic occurring in the next 25 years, and this risk is exacerbated by climate change
Addressing the unmet need: US leadership on climate and health | Lancet | Dec 2024
With Drs. Megan Ranney and Andrea Baccarelli, Dr. Kerry
describes the critical opportunity for U.S. leadership to advance robust global public health systems that can meet the health challenges escalating from climate change. The article outlines critical investments for the incoming Administration and policy makers to address the health crisis from climate change... Read more
Climate change is one of our biggest health threats – humanity faces a staggering toll unless we act
With Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Head of the WHO, and Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, Dr. Kerry writes about the urgency we face to address climate change, mitigate harm by reducing fossil fuel use, and investing in adaptation and resilient health systems ... Read more
Leaders need to pay attention to crossroads of climate change, health security | STAT | Jan 18 2023
It doesn’t make sense to talk about climate change without talking about health. Poor health is a key component of vulnerability and many of the world’s poorest and most politically fragile nations lie at the center of a climate-health-security crossroads. ... Read more
Partnering to Build Human Resources for Health Capacity in Africa | IJHPM | Jul 2022
A Descriptive Review of the Global Health Service Partnership’s Innovative Model for Health Professional Education and Training From 2013-2018... Read more
When we talk about the climate, we need to talk about health | The Times | Nov 15 2021
The urgency with which we address the climate agenda must not wane, even as the streets of Glasgow return to normal following Cop26.... Read more
Twin crises of climate change & pandemics require global investment | The Boston Globe | Nov 5 2021
Strong health systems, founded on a robust and well-trained workforce, can undergird both climate resilience and pandemic preparedness... Read more
Health care workers: catalysts for improvement, not costs to the system | STAT News | Oct 14 2021
The White House Covid Summit recently convened world leaders, multilateral organizations, global health experts, and the private sector to address the pandemic... Read more
We're a world away from universal healthcare - for now | The Hill | Sept 23 2021
In Africa's COVID-19 Response, Strive, Don't Settle | Think Global Health @ CFR | September 2020
The world is pouring money into battling COVID-19 in Africa, but in the race to triage with stopgap solutions, we risk missing a critical opportunity...Read more
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