Climate Damage Affects Medication Adherence, fuels health crisis

South Africa’s overstretched public health system is facing a severe crisis. The intensifying effects of climate change wreak havoc on its infrastructure. The issue of climate damage is evident in a new study, which has found a direct link between damaged health...

Climate Change in Africa: A Growing Health Crisis

Global health and climate experts have issued a stark warning: the escalating climate crisis is fuelling a parallel health emergency. Africa is at its epicentre. Devastating reports from The Lancet Countdown and the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) reveal the...

Rise in Allergies Due to Climate Change Effects

The familiar misery of a runny nose, itchy eyes, and worsening asthma symptoms for hay fever sufferers is set to become even more pervasive, as experts warn of an “explosion” of allergies driven by a shifting climate. The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has...