primary health care
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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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How the Lancet Countdown illuminates a new path to climate-resilient health systems
The 2025 Lancet Countdown report has begun to acknowledge a critical, often-overlooked source of intelligence to build climate-resilient health systems: the health worker. By including testimonials from health workers alongside formal quantitative evidence, the Lancet cracks open a door, hinting at a world beyond globally standardized datasets. This is a necessary first step. However, the report’s…
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Strengthening primary health care in a changing climate
A new article by Andy Haines, Elizabeth Wambui Kimani-Murage, and Anya Gopfert, “Strengthening primary health care in a changing climate,” outlines how climate change is already impacting health systems worldwide, with primary health care (PHC) workers bearing the immediate burden of response. Haines and colleagues make a compelling case for strengthening primary health care (PHC)…
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