Global health community calls for urgent action at COP28

In the run-up to COP28, the World Health Organization (WHO) together with the global health community, is raising its voice to ensure that the impact of climate change on health takes centre stage in the negotiations. It is imperative to broaden the focus to human health in global discussions, leaving no room for excuses, and

Climate change could jeopardize progress in human health, says UN report

Decades of progress in human health and well-being is at risk of backsliding as the as the world warms faster than “at any point in recorded history,” according to a multi-agency report.  The health sector is in need of tailored climate information and services in the face of the challenges posed by increasingly severe weather,

A study finds eliminating fossil fuel pollution would avoid 50,000 deaths annually

Using data from the Environmental Protection Agency, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison estimate that about 50,000 premature deaths would be avoided every year if microscopic air pollutants called particulates were eliminated in the US. Premature death and hospitalization are also extremely expensive for the US economy. The study estimates that eliminating such air pollution