CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations)’s Post

Global health leaders are gathering today for #COP29 Health Day—spotlighting the link between climate health and human health 🌍 The climate emergency affects human health in multiple ways, and this includes a rise in infectious diseases. Climate change is expanding the range of disease-carrying animals and insects, fuelling spillover events, and accelerating the spread of infectious diseases. Scientists estimate that over half of known human pathogenic diseases are aggravated by it 📈 This growing threat underscores the need for proactive measures. CEPI’s investments in the pandemic preparedness ecosystem not only builds resilience against future outbreaks but also helps to fortify health systems facing the challenges of a changing climate. The impact of climate change is especially felt in Global South countries, which often bear the brunt of climate change yet have limited resources to adapt. Addressing this imbalance requires a commitment to equity in R&D and medical countermeasures to ensure collective resilience. CEPI remains dedicated to advancing R&D for vaccines and biologics to enhance global epidemic and pandemic preparedness and to solutions that support access to these potentially lifesaving measures—helping to protect vulnerable communities worldwide as we tackle the intertwined challenges of climate change and health. Learn more about how climate change is impacting pandemic risk in the video below https://lnkd.in/eFHG7hiJ ⬇️ Or take an in-depth look at the topic in CEPI’s long read 📚➡️ https://lnkd.in/ef7Ee5DY

Global health leaders are gathering today for #COP29 Health Day—spotlighting the link between climate health and human health 🌍 The climate emergency affects human health in multiple ways, and this includes a rise in infectious diseases. Climate change is expanding the range of disease-carrying animals and insects, fuelling spillover events, and accelerating the spread of infectious diseases. Scientists estimate that over half of known human pathogenic diseases are aggravated by it 📈 This growing threat underscores the need for proactive measures. CEPI’s investments in the pandemic preparedness ecosystem not only builds resilience against future outbreaks but also helps to fortify health systems facing the challenges of a changing climate. The impact of climate change is especially felt in Global South countries, which often bear the brunt of climate change yet have limited resources to adapt. Addressing this imbalance requires a commitment to equity in R&D and medical countermeasures to ensure collective resilience. CEPI remains dedicated to advancing R&D for vaccines and biologics to enhance global epidemic and pandemic preparedness and to solutions that support access to these potentially lifesaving measures—helping to protect vulnerable communities worldwide as we tackle the intertwined challenges of climate change and health. Learn more about how climate change is impacting pandemic risk in the video below https://lnkd.in/eFHG7hiJ ⬇️ Or take an in-depth look at the topic in CEPI’s long read 📚➡️ https://lnkd.in/ef7Ee5DY

Global health leaders are gathering today for #COP29 Health Day—spotlighting the link between climate health and human health 🌍 The climate emergency affects human health in multiple ways, and this includes a rise in infectious diseases. Climate change is expanding the range of disease-carrying animals and insects, fuelling spillover events, and accelerating the spread of infectious diseases. Scientists estimate that over half of known human pathogenic diseases are aggravated by it 📈 This growing threat underscores the need for proactive measures. CEPI’s investments in the pandemic preparedness ecosystem not only builds resilience against future outbreaks but also helps to fortify health systems facing the challenges of a changing climate. The impact of climate change is especially felt in Global South countries, which often bear the brunt of climate change yet have limited resources to adapt. Addressing this imbalance requires a commitment to equity in R&D and medical countermeasures to ensure collective resilience. CEPI remains dedicated to advancing R&D for vaccines and biologics to enhance global epidemic and pandemic preparedness and to solutions that support access to these potentially lifesaving measures—helping to protect vulnerable communities worldwide as we tackle the intertwined challenges of climate change and health. Learn more about how climate change is impacting pandemic risk in the video below https://lnkd.in/eFHG7hiJ ⬇️ Or take an in-depth look at the topic in CEPI’s long read 📚➡️ https://lnkd.in/ef7Ee5DY

The #ConnectingClimateMinds Global Research and Action Agenda launched this week! Catch up on the recording to listen to our wonderful speakers and panel on #ClimateChange and #MentalHealth at the launch of the agenda. 📺 https://lnkd.in/efXSHgHX Emma Lawrance Pamela Collins Marina Belén Romanello, PhD Ayomide Olude Alan Dangour Sandeep Maharaj SustyVibes

🍃 This week we published our fourth annual issue of The BMJ dedicated to the climate emergency. Through a series of articles, we explore how health professionals must harness the power of knowledge to strengthen climate leadership and drive change. 📚 The issue includes articles on the threats of mis and dis information around the climate emergency, redefining medical ethics for the planet, and a package of articles on how the growing genre of climate fiction represents a cultural response to the climate crisis. 🌧️ We also learn how increasing rainfall is associated with adverse health outcomes, the many negative health effects of working in extreme heat and we reaffirm The BMJ’s climate commitments. ➡️ 🔗 Click here to read the issue in full: https://lnkd.in/eP6eyYPp Kamran Abbasi Sophie Cook Juliet Dobson BMJ Elisabeth Mahase Mun-Keat Looi

Interested in how to adapt to climate change impacts on health and equity through collaborative and innovative research methods? Join the National Academy of Medicine on #EarthDay 🌎, April 22, for a free virtual convening focused on addressing research gaps at the intersection of climate change, human health, and equity. Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/ecNVNQzm #climatechange #humanhealth #equity #research