ArticleJamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa)2019
Climate adaptation in the public health sector in Africa: Evidence from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change National Communications.
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- Climate change, planetary health and education in Africa - Some case studies and perspectives.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Health system strategies and responses to the effects of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Effective community engagement in one health research in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.One health outlook · 2025Review
- Health systems response to climate change adaptation: a scoping review of global evidence.BMC public health · 2024Article
- A story of (in)coherence: climate adaptation for health in South African policies.Health policy and planning · 2024Article
- Assessment of SADC Countries' National Adaptation Planning Health Impacts Inclusion: A Thorough Review.Annals of global health · 2024Review
- Climate change and emergency care in Africa: A scoping review.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2022Article
- Outcomes of a Climate Change Workshop at the 2020 African Conference on Emergency Medicine.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2021Article
- One Health approaches require community engagement, education, and international collaborations-a lesson from Rwanda.Nature medicine · 2021Article
- A Transdisciplinary Approach to Address Climate Change Adaptation for Human Health and Well-Being in Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Economic vulnerability to tropical storms on the southeastern coast of Africa.Jamba (Potchefstroom, South Africa) · 2020Review
- The gender perspective in climate change and global health.Global health action · 2010Article
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Abstract
Climate change has potential to affect human health in various ways. Extreme temperatures and cold both result in deaths, while the changing habitats favouring the breeding of vectors could result in the spread of diseases such as malaria, cholera and typhus. This article reviews climate change adaptation measures in the African public health sector. The evidence is drawn from National Communications of 21 countries as submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This article combines the literature review and grounded theory approaches with data obtained from the UNFCCC National Communications. Among key adaptation measures emerging from the work are weather-based forecasting and early warning systems, public education and awareness, putting in place appropriate policies, surveillance, research and monitoring as well as improving public health infrastructure and technology. The study recommends that African nations should commit to address health impacts of climate change through the implementation of appropriate adaptation measures.
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