A strategic roundtable"Economics and financing of health and well-being for all: a bold new vision for achieving universal health coverage" during the 77th World Health Assembly on 29 May 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Climate change presents a significant threat to global health, exacerbating vulnerabilities in health systems and widening health inequities. In response, WHO aims to lead a comprehensive response by the global health community to the climate crisis, driving the scale-up of evidence-based interventions to build climate-resilient health systems, and support health-promoting and environmentally sustainable practices within and outside of the health sector. This initiative aims to safeguard health amidst climate challenges, foster synergies between climate adaptation and mitigation efforts, and prioritize vulnerable populations.
Championing and promoting lower-carbon health societies. WHO will guide progress towards health systems that not only provide essential healthcare, but that are also climate resilient and low carbon, for example through the roll out of essential medical equipment powered by renewable energy. The Organization will also promote actions that both improve health and mitigate climate change across the energy, food, transport and urban systems.