Health and health facilities

In a study conducted by the World Bank and Georgetown University lead author Syed Shabab Wahid, DrPH, scientists are investigating how climate change-induced heat exposure is an emerging public health concern with potential mental health consequences.

Kanazawa University study highlights the importance of integrated mental health support for children in disaster-affected communities.

This report examines the impacts of extreme heat on workers, occupational health and productivity.

An analysis of Nevada's workplace heat complaints database, highlighting gaps in worker protections and lessons for occupational heat risk management.

Drawing on the ongoing Ebola outbreaks in Africa and lessons from the 2014–2016 West African epidemic, this article examines the implications of biological hazards for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Asia and the Pacific.

The FAO and the IGAD are urging countries across Eastern Africa to strengthen preparedness and surveillance measures as heavy rainfall and flooding associated with El Niño increase the risk of Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks.

A study of 800 Indonesian adolescents developed and validated a scale to assess social resilience to disasters, highlighting how individual, community and contextual factors shape resilience and how the survey process itself can help strengthen it.

A study conducted in Brazil by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) found that each additional day spent under a heat wave in São Paulo is associated with an increased risk of acute stroke in people aged 65 and older.