Waterborne diseases like typhoid continue to be a major cause of illness and mortality globally. Typhoid risk increases as climate change affects global temperatures and extreme weather patterns intensify. Data ...
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Tag: Climate Change
Improvements in WASH are needed to protect communities
Improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH), one of the key UN Sustainable Development Goals, are critical to improving community protection from disease. The consequences of inadequate WASH systems can ...
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As monsoon rains intensify, so does typhoid risk in India
India is used to heavy rains between June and September, which is considered the rainy season and when most of South Asia’s annual rainfall occurs. Unfortunately, monsoons in the area ...
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Unprecedented floods pose serious health risks in Pakistan
Environmental impacts on human health Droughts, floods, earthquakes—disasters our planet knows all too well. We have seen how these disasters have dramatic impacts on the health of communities. The recent ...
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Tracking the health impact of Tropical Storm Ana
When Tropical Storm Ana made landfall in January, it left a path of destruction in its wake across five countries―Madagascar, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Heavy winds and torrential rain ...
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Protecting the health of the planet for the health of all people
From droughts to floods to severe weather events, the impacts of climate change on human health are steadily increasing. Take, for example, typhoid—a bacterial illness spread through fecal-contaminated food and ...
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