Promoting climate-resilient health systems through national surgical plans
The beginning of 2024 evidenced a series of climate-related catastrophes in Latin America. Devastating wildfires in Colombia and Chile, along with floods and heat waves in Brazil, underscore the urgent need for climate action. Moreover, these events have a profound impact on healthcare systems by increasing the burden of trauma and other medical needs. In May, the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA77) accepted a resolution on Climate and Health, calling for concrete actions from governments and highlighting the need to address the healthcare impacts of climate change.
Authors
- Tarsicio Uribe‐Leitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-476X)
- Ruth Jimbo-Sotomayor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5016-3834)
- Ayla Gerk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-2939)
- Craig D. McClain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3462-9638)
- Callum Forbes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2495-440X)
- John G. Meara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4369-3209)
- Nikathan Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2847-178X)
- Taylor Wurdeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-9263)
- Elizabeth McLeod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0935-4633)
- Alfredo Borrero Vega
- Maria Jose Garcia Fuentes
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Loma Linda University Medical Center (US)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- California State University, East Bay (US)
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (EC)
- Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Ecuador (EC)
- University of Global Health Equity (RW)
- Center for Pain and the Brain (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- McGill University (CA)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Lancet Regional Health - Americas
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2024.100911
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.63