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East Africa: Climate Crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa is Biggest Health Threat Causing Disease Outbreaks #AfricaClimateCrisis
allAfrica, 2 December 2022
The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health… Read more »
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Africa: Health Must Be Front and Centre in the COP27 Climate Change Negotiations
WHO, 6 November 2022
On the eve of the pivotal climate talks at COP27, WHO issues a grim reminder that the climate crisis continues to make people sick and jeopardizes lives and that health must be at… Read more »
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East Africa: Climate-Related Health Crisis Worsens As Disease Outbreaks Surge - WHO
Africa Renewal, 4 November 2022
Seven countries in the region recorded 39 reported outbreaks, flooding and other acute public health events between 1 January and 30 October 2022 Read more »
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East Africa: Horn of Africa Facing Unprecedented Food and Health Crisis
VOA, 2 August 2022
The World Health Organization is urgently appealing for $123.7 million to provide emergency aid for millions of people facing an unprecedented food and health crisis in the Horn of… Read more »
Climate Crisis in the Horn of Africa is Causing Disease Outbreak
The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies reaching their highest-ever level this century. The World Health Organization's (WHO) analysis of the seven countries in the greater Horn of Africa - Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda - found that there have been 39 reported outbreaks, as well as flooding, and other acute public health events between January 1 and October 30, 2022. Climate-related emergencies in the region have jumped by 30% between 2011 and 2022.
In November 2022, world leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt at the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to find solutions to the climate crisis. The conference ended with nations reaching a historic decision to establish a loss and damage fund, particularly for nations most vulnerable to the climate emergency.
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Climate change is wreaking havoc on Africa. Aid agencies are struggling to provide assistance to millions of people suffering from four years of devastating Read more »
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More than 37 million people are facing acute hunger, with approximately seven million children under the age of five acutely malnourished in the region, according to the World ... Read more »
