Health & health facilities

To achieve the vision of a world free of malaria, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) developed a framework to guide US government approaches and investments in support of greener and more climate-resilient malaria programs.

Each additional day of exposure to wildfire smoke and other extreme forms of dirty air boosts risk of mental illness in youth a little more, according to a new CU Boulder study of 10,000 9 to 11 year olds.

As part of its mandate under the Ontario Public Health Standards, the Durham Region Health Department (DRHD) initiated a series of climate change and health vulnerability assessments (CCHVAs) to identify current and future health impacts of climate change

This report provides an overview of the field as it stands today, including reflections on the history of its evolution out of climate science; an overview of the aims and approaches of the current body of literature.

The Conversation Africa has been tracking the impact of climate change on the African continent. These selected reads shed light on where some of these biggest climate impacts are already being felt and offer insights into how these can be mitigated.

Traditional approaches to health programming are no longer sufficient in this rapidly changing climate. This means integrating climate considerations into every aspect of our health programs.

Swiss Re Institute projects excess mortality in the US and UK over the next 10 years under different scenarios, by analysing excess mortality trends globally and disaggregating the underlying factors driving them.

Researchers know that short-term exposure to wildfire PM₂.₅ increases acute care visits for cardiorespiratory problems such as asthma. However, the long-term effects of repeated exposure to wildfire PM₂.₅ on chronic health conditions are unclear.