Africa: 'The Climate Crisis Is a Public Health Crisis'

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On 23 April 2024, as part of a series of events to mark Green Week, the Green Campus Initiative (GCI) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) participated in a Climate Change and Health Seminar on the campus of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). The seminar was hosted by James Irlam, a senior lecturer in the Primary Health Care Directorate.

On 23 April 2024, as part of a series of events to mark Green Week, the Green Campus Initiative at the University of Cape Town participated in a Climate Change and Health Seminar on the campus of the Faculty of Health Sciences . The seminar was hosted by James Irlam, a senior lecturer in the Primary Health Care Directorate.

Dr Lalloo, a medical doctor who graduated from UCT in 2015 and who also holds a Master of Science in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, spoke on the topic of"Planetary Health for Medical Doctors in South Africa". She reflected on how climate change exacerbates existing health concerns and inequities."Our health depends directly on our environment," said Lalloo.

Yokwe and Pinder spoke about the PHRC, which is a global student-led initiative to promote education about planetary health and environmentally sustainable healthcare on health sciences campuses. This is done through a metric-based report card. The 2024 version of the report card was published on Earth Day . The UCT branch of the PHRC has also been assisting Stellenbosch University, the University of the Witwatersrand, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal to establish branches on their campuses.

 

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