In its final year, CLIMOS reduces the gap between science and policy in vector control

by wedo | Mar 13, 2025 | CLIMOS

March 2025. During the recent General Assembly held in Turkey and hosted by EGE University, partners presented key findings and progress in sand fly monitoring, pathogen screening, data modelling for the EWS, and public health measures for preparedness. Sand fly...

Open access heat stress data for greece creates fresh opportunities for heat health research

by wedo | Feb 25, 2025 | HIGH Horizons

HIGH Horizons researchers have published open access human thermal stress indices datasets for Greece that can be used by researchers or authorities aiming to investigate the relationship between heat and health in the country. HIGH Horizons researchers have published...

An interview with Jessica Robbins, founder of Leishmaniasis Advocacy Network (LAN)

by wedo | Feb 20, 2025 | CLIMOS

My name is Jessica Robbins and I am the founder of Leishmaniasis Advocacy Network. I was infected with cutaneous Leishmaniasis, and I am here to tell you how a trip to the Mexican jungle led me to developing an advocacy network for patients around the world.  How did...

Newly planted trees outside South African health facilities promise cooling shade for pregnant women and health workers

by wedo | Jan 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

Walk up to a health facility in Tshwane, South Africa on a hot summer morning, and you are likely to find long, snaky queues of people, including pregnant women, waiting outside—in the full sun. “It’s scorching, but they don’t have shady places,” said Pamela Tshandu,...

CHAC 2024: Highlights from HIGH Horizons presentations at Africa’s first-ever climate health conference

by wedo | Dec 11, 2024 | Uncategorized

HIGH Horizons researchers are proud to have taken part in Climate and Health Africa Conference 2024(CHAC), the first conference in history to focus solely on the intersection of climate change and health in Africa. The conference, held from 29-31 October, in Harare,...