Health and health facilities

The resurgence of measles in the US signals a troubling decline in vaccination rates.

Extreme rainfall and heat driven by climate change triggered Peru’s 2023 dengue outbreak, with 60% of cases linked to cyclone conditions. Researchers warn such weather is now far more likely and call for stronger mosquito control and urban resilience.

Climate change–driven heat could push millions into physical inactivity by 2050, causing up to 700,000 extra premature deaths yearly and billions in productivity losses, especially in hotter low‑ and middle‑income regions.

The 2023 Maui wildfires were linked to significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety among residents, with impacts extending beyond the burn zones and closely tied to housing and income disruption.

This report, “Beyond Temperature: A Cultural Context Approach to Heat and Health,” examines how heat-related illness is intensified by the intersection of environmental stress, biological vulnerability, and unequal power relations.

Californians have long dealt with wildfire smoke as a seasonal fact of life, but those fires have become more intense and frequent, raising the profile of wildfire smoke as a public health issue.

The article outlines four win‑win strategies that improve health and address climate change: phasing out fossil fuels, protecting nature, transforming food systems, and building resilient infrastructure to reduce poverty and boost wellbeing.

The paper argues that COVID‑19 exposed major weaknesses in global health preparedness and proposes a distributed, multi‑actor global stockpile system to ensure faster, fairer access to essential medical supplies during future pandemics.