Climate Change pushing Africa into deeper health crisis, new Lancet report warns

Africa is sliding into a widening health and economic crisis driven by climate change, a landmark Health Policy paper published in The Lancet has warned, calling for urgent action as world leaders head to COP30. The report, released by Lancet Countdown Africa, shows that rising temperatures are already worsening infectious diseases, deepening food insecurity, degrading…

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$300m philanthropy push targets escalating climate-linked health crises

Over 35 of the world’s leading philanthropies yesterday announced a $300 million commitment to tackle the rapidly worsening health impacts of climate change, in what is being described as one of the strongest global funding alignments yet on climate and health. The announcement, made at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, forms the inaugural investment of the…

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