“For Tendai, climate change was no longer about the news — it was in her baby’s fevered cheeks.”
Climate Action For Maternal, Newborn and Child Health It was the hottest October in decades in eastern Zimbabwe, and 27-year-old Tendai had just put to birth. The hospital’s small postnatal ward had no air conditioning, only two fans that barely stirred the air. She...
Sweating in Silence: Heat & Health workers
“Physically, with all the sweating, after some time, maybe afternoon, I feel as if I’m smelling. I have that smell. I wish I can just go and have a shower, but I can’t because I’m still at work.“Health Worker 1 For many health workers in South Africa, heat isn’t just...
Vector borne disease in times of global change: how to use wetlands across Europe as sentinel sites?
The growing threat of vector-borne diseases, many of which are climate-sensitive, demands more robust monitoring systems and coordinated response efforts in both endemic and emerging regions. Climate change, the expansion of mosquito habitats and seasons, and shifting...