Climate change

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Locals getting water from a solar pump system in Nabilatuk district. Water flows automatically from several taps, meaning users don’t have to queue for long hours. Credit: Pius Sawa

Solar-powered water pumps reduce hospital visits in semi-arid northern Uganda

2 May 2024

6 min read

Climate change Innovation

Extreme rainfall and flooding in Pakistan during 2022 also resulted in a fivefold increase in malaria cases compared with 2021. Credit: photoGraph on Pexels

Could malaria stage a comeback in the US, Europe and elsewhere because of climate change?

24 Apr 2024

9 min read

Malaria Climate change

A group of young boys play with marbles in Deshnoke, Rajasthan, India. Credit: Gavi/2021/Benedikt v.Loebell

Global problems, local solutions: the health workers helping communities brace for climate change

22 Apr 2024

8 min read

Climate change Health worker heroes

Having worked in communities responding to the impacts of droughts and climate shocks, Dr Sakib Burza says improved planetary health is crucial for better human health. carelbron0 from Pixabay

‘Healthy humans without a healthy planet is a logical fallacy’: Interview with Dr. Sakib Burza

12 Apr 2024

15 min read

Cross-posts Climate change

Praful Kumar Chandel shows the malaria map at JSS.HEIC. Credit: Sweta Daga

In India’s tribal areas, climate change spurs rise in vector-borne infections

11 Apr 2024

5 min read

Climate change

Dead body of a snake, killed by locals, is lying on road in Hatheji village of Southern Punjab where more than one dozen casualties due to snake bite were reported in August 2023 after flooding during monsoon season. Credit: Adeel Saeed

In Pakistan, risk of snakebites mounts amid floods

9 Apr 2024

6 min read

Climate change

Dr Nnennaya Ajayi standing by hospital van. Credit: CEPI

How climate change increases pandemic risk

3 Apr 2024

11 min read

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Awudi Felicia Akosua, a health worker, Tapa-Abotoase Reproductive and Child Health Center at Abotoase, Oti Region, Ghana. Credit: Gavi/Nipah Dennis

In a warming world, the health of our communities rests on the shoulders of women

7 Mar 2024

5 min read

International Women's Day Climate change

Heatwaves, drought, floods, dust storms and wildfires are all on the rise. Credit: YODA Adaman on Unsplash

Climate change and health: five insights from the frontline

1 Mar 2024

7 min read

Climate change

The aedes aegypti mosquito spreads the dengue virus. Credit: Yogesh on Pixahive

Brazil rushes out dengue vaccine amid country’s biggest-ever outbreak

29 Feb 2024

4 min read

Dengue Outbreaks Climate change

Cattle are infected by the athrax bacteria, when they graze close to the ground, especially after the first rains. Credit: Derick Matsengarwodzi

Herd(er) immunity: anthrax vaccine blunts seasonal outbreak in Zimbabwe

28 Feb 2024

6 min read

One health Climate change Outbreaks

A displacement camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Displacement can impact access to routine immunization for children and their families. Credit: PATH/Ley Uwera.

Zero-dose children are an indicator of broader inequities

26 Feb 2024

4 min read

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