What is it about?
It is now crystal clear that weather change is not just a fact but a circumstance that threatens to be extremely destructive. It has a quantifiable negative impact on human well-being, physical and mental health. Therefore, this review was conducted with an aim to study the global actions on climatic changes with a special focus on health of the population, health systems, and their preparedness.
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Why is it important?
It was found that many challenges to health sector are posed by the climatic changes; therefore, public health preparedness and response should be upgraded through strategy adaptation, risk mitigation, and assessment measures.
Perspectives
Discoveries on key health changes and climatic indicators aimed toward informed decisions by policy makers about policy programs implementation, detect evidence gaps, and better recognition of the barriers in achieving the health system adaptability and resilience, thereby maximizing the health problems caused by climate change around the globe.
Hisham Ali Dinar
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This page is a summary of: Global Actions on Climate Change: The Health System Focus – A Systematic Review, Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research, January 2023, Karger Publishers,
DOI: 10.1159/000528427.
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