Posted on August 17, 2022
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In 1992, the World Health Organization published the report of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) entitled, "Our planet, our health." Forty years ago, there was already a call for action to address poverty, food and agriculture, water, energy, industry, human settlements, urbanization and basic services, transboundary and international issues --- if the population of the world was to be healthier.
Fast forward to 2022, forty years later. The World Health Organization sets the theme of World Health Day: "Our planet, our health, reminding the leaders of the world about the dire effects of climate change on human health and survival, citing that avoidable environmental causes of death account for 13 million deaths a year.
The difference between 1992 and 2022 - has been the destabilization of the world's climate system resulting in extreme weather events that are unpredictable, more intense and more frequent. Today, climate change has been described by the World Health Organization as "the single biggest health threat facing humanity ---and health professionals worldwide are already responding to the health harms caused by this unfolding crisis."
International news is full of reports of forest fires, floods, monster typhoons, drought, melting of the ice caps, changes in the behavior of animals and insects and a range of disastrous situations.
What is climate change and how does it impact human health? Is the health sector merely on the receiving end of conditions and diseases caused by extremes of temperature, displacement or migration? Why should the health sector care about climate change? Which population groups are most prone to the effects of climate change? Should we start preparing for worsening climate scenario? Where do we start?
In this episode of STOP COVID DEATHS, we bring you experts on climate change and health to discuss different angles and perspectives, including practical tips on the role of front liners. Dr. Charles Primero D. Gundran, Chair of the Disaster Risk Management Subcommittee and chair of the Dept. of Health Policy and Administration at the College of Public Health in the University of the Philippines Manila will give us a general view on the impact of climate change to health while Dr. Erlidia F. Llamas-Clark, Chair of the Subcommittee on Climate Change and Disaster Preparedness, Environment and Women’s Health Committee of the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (POGS) will delve on the climate change effects on pregnancy and fertility.
Serving as our Reactor will be Dr. Ricardo Jose Quintos II, who is the former Section Chief of Vascular Surgery at the National Kidney Transplant Institute and past President of the Philippine Society for Vascular and Endovascular Surgeons. Synthesis and Closing Remarks will be delivered by Dr. Carmencita D. Padilla, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Manila.
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