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