(With thanks to Health Newborn Network, remembering that among those who are alive today, newborns will potentially suffer the most from the impact of climate change over their lifetime)
A new publication from WHO, UNICEF and partners: Protecting maternal, newborn and child health from the impacts of climate change: A call for action
Read online: https://www.healthynewbornnetwork.org/hnn-content/uploads/9789240085350-...
The quote: 'Climate change is one of the gravest threats facing humanity... With rising temperatures, the geography and intensity of vector-borne disease are shifting and increasing. Both too little water (due to drought) and too much water (due to flooding) impact agriculture, food security, housing and infrastructure, as well as safe access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene, and access to health services and information.'
'Without delay, the following urgent actions must be taken to achieve a healthy, sustainable and equitable future for all.
- Address the needs of women, newborns and children in the global climate response...
- Frame climate change as a health and human rights issue with a human capital approach...
- Institute robust monitoring frameworks...
- Accelerate research and share information on the impact of climate change and MNCH...
- Strengthen resilient health systems sustainably...
- Promote greater collaboration between sectors to jointly define long-term, sustainable policies that outline MNCH targets in climate financing policy...
- Prioritize an “all of society”, multisectoral approach to take sustained and impactful action on MNCH in the climate change response...'
Every action will count.
Pledge your commitment to protect MNCH needs from the impact of climate change, now, for the future.
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=t8AQ9iS9OUuBCz3CgK-1...
CHIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare Information For All), a global health community that brings all stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries, interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org
