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WHO: 'Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity’

GENEVA — A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) calls climate change “the single biggest health threat facing humanity,” and it warns that the health impacts are disproportionately felt ... Read More

Malaria deaths rose in 2024, funding cuts risk surge, WHO says

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Malaria killed around 610,000 people in 2024, mostly young children in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, warning of the ... Read More

New pilot project to track how climate change drives disease

The government is set to pilot a project to quantify climate-related health impacts by integrating climate and health data into early warning systems, officials have announced. ALSO READ: Climate ... Read More

Study warns of 'creeping catastrophe' as climate change drives a rise in infectious diseases

Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led by ... Read More

How climate change endangers mothers and children

This story is a collaboration between Vox and Grist and builds on Expecting worse: Giving birth on a planet in crisis, a project by Vox, Grist, and The 19th that examines how climate change impacts ... Read More

As climate change burdens grow, community mental health alarm bells ring

People worldwide are struggling emotionally with the relentless escalation of the climate crisis, and reports show that climate change-related threats to mental health and well-being are increasing. Read More

Climate Change Likely to Expand the Range of an Asian Bat and the Deadly Disease it Carries

On May 3, 2018, a 26-year-old man living in the town of Perambra in the Indian state of Kerala went to the hospital complaining of fever and body aches. Muhammad Sabith’s symptoms did not seem serious ... Read More

Climate change could expand habitats for malaria mosquitoes, researchers warn

An insistent buzzing at sunset followed by itchy, spotted legs. Here in Denmark, mosquitoes are mostly an annoying—but generally harmless—nuisance. That is far from the case in many parts of the world ... Read More

Climate and health strategies must address the biodiversity crisis

Vora is a practicing physician, senior adviser for One Health at Conservation International, and executive director of the Preventing Pandemics at the Source Coalition. Walzer is a wildlife ... Read More