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Climate change and health: 14 recommendations for health workers, national planners, and global partners
This article presents 14 practical recommendations for action on climate change and health. The recommendations are grounded in the experiences shared by thousands of health workers and documented in the Teach to Reach 11 report “Local action to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis on health” The recommendations below are what we conclude when…
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Climate change and health: 8 take-aways from community-based responses
In Niger, the rains in 2024 were heavier than anyone alive could remember. Elders told Sidikou Issaka Maiga that they had never seen rainfall destroy so much in such a short time. The flooding washed away tracks, drowned crops, and cut whole villages off from the nearest health facility. The seasonal malaria chemoprevention campaign was…
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Nouvelles perspectives: les acteurs locaux mènent la réponse face aux impacts du changement climatique sur la santé
English | Français GENÈVE, 4 juin 2026 (La Fondation Apprendre Genève) – La saison des pluies suivait autrefois un rythme que tout le monde connaissait. À partir de 2021, les grandes pluies de novembre, décembre, et février ont cessé de se comporter comme avant. La rivière Lubiji a débordé plus longtemps. Le seul moyen de…
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New insights report: Health workers are leading community responses to climate change impacts on health
English | Français GENEVA, 4 June 2026 (The Geneva Learning Foundation) – The rainy season used to follow a pattern that everyone knew. From 2021 onwards, the heavy rains in November, December, and February stopped behaving as they used to. The Lubiji river overflowed for longer. The only crossing to the maternity hospital, a pirogue,…
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TGLF Scholar Newsletter #3: How to boost your career and grow as a leader
The Geneva Learning Foundation Scholar Newsletter, issue 3 (7 May 2026) Dear Reader You can do three things this week that will change the way you work. Each one takes less than three minutes. First, enroll today in the new malaria course. Need help to enroll? Watch the two-minute tutorial. It is built on what…
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What is the future of International Geneva? Insights from the CAGI report
In April 2026, the International Geneva Welcome Center (known as “CAGI”, its French acronym) published the results of a survey of 108 international NGOs based in Geneva. The findings are sobering for anyone running or working in one of these organizations. They also help frame a broader conversation that The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) and…
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Health workers are already responding to climate change: a new partnership links expert-led climate and health education with frontline peer learning
The Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education (GCCHE) and The Geneva Learning Foundation (TGLF) formalize a three-year agreement to link expert-led climate and health education with frontline peer learning. New York and Geneva, 22 April 2026 (Earth Day) – These are examples of experiences shared by health professionals enrolled in a peer learning course…
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African Vaccination Week: what communities are already teaching us about immunization uptake
Reflections from the Africa CDC webinar on success stories in immunization, ahead of African Vaccination Week 2026 At the Africa CDC webinar convened by Folake Olayinka, Director of Immunization, to open African Vaccination Week 2026, The Geneva Learning Foundation’s Charlotte Mbuh offered a proposition that unsettled the usual framing of zero-dose work. Zero-dose children, she…
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Who cares about malaria? Find out in TGLF’s latest newsletter
Dear Reader, Please do one thing today. Confirm you will join us for World Malaria Day. Learn more about the event here. To join in our Zoom studio, use this link. Your click is powerful. It says that you care about ending malaria. It helps other health workers in your network find the event. On World Malaria…
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Face au paludisme: Lettre d’information n° 2 de la Fondation Apprendre Genève
Cher Lecteur, Chère Lectrice, Nous vous demandons une seule chose aujourd’hui. Confirmez votre présence pour la Journée mondiale contre le paludisme. Pour en savoir plus sur l’événement, cliquez ici. Pour nous rejoindre dans notre studio Zoom, utilisez ce lien. Votre clic compte. Il dit que vous tenez à mettre fin au paludisme. Il aide d’autres professionnels de…
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