#climate_change_and_health

Lessons in resilience: what #health_workers in Africa, Asia, and Latin America know and do in response to worsening #climate_change impacts on their communities
▻https://redasadki.me/2026/06/16/lessons-in-resilience-what-health-workers-in-africa-asia-and-latin-america

Between July 2023 and June 2026, a nascent global community of health and humanitarian workers connected to learn from and support each other. Working with #The_Geneva_Learning_Foundation (TGLF), they built something that does not yet have a settled name in #global_health: a way to treat the observations of community-based health workers as […]

#Certificate_peer_learning_programme_for_leadership_in_climate_change_and_health #climate_and_health #climate_change_and_health #climate_crisis #community_health #COP28 #epistemic_justice #health_equity #health_systems #local_knowledge #peer_learning #Teach_to_Reach

#climate_change_and_health: 14 #recommendations for health workers, national planners, and global partners
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This article presents 14 practical recommendations for action on climate change and health. The recommendations are grounded in the experiences shared by thousands of health workers and documented in the Teach to Reach 11 report “Local action to mitigate the impact of the climate crisis on health” The recommendations below are what we conclude when […]

#The_Geneva_Learning_Foundation #climate_and_health #Local_action_to_mitigate_the_impact_of_the_climate_crisis_on_health

When the threats cross every boundary: A #One_Health primer connects professionals across sectors to learn from each other
▻https://redasadki.me/2026/04/07/when-the-threats-cross-every-boundary-a-one-health-primer-connects-profess

A nurse in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo treats children with recurring diarrhea after seasonal floods. A few kilometers away, a veterinary worker documents the same contaminated water killing livestock. They work for different ministries. They use different reporting systems. They have never met. The connection is invisible to the system, even though both workers […]

#Global_health #climate_change_and_health #peer_learning #peer_learning_course #The_Geneva_Learning_Foundation

#development is adaptation: #Bill_Gates’s shift is actually about linking #climate_change_and_health
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Bill Gates’ latest public memo marks a significant shift in how the world’s most influential philanthropist frames the challenge of climate change. He sees a future in which responding to climate threats and promoting well-being become two sides of the same mission, declaring, “development is adaptation.” Gates argues that the principal metric for climate action should not be global temperature or near-term emission reductions alone, but measured improvement in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable populations. He argues that the focus of climate action should be on the “greatest possible impact for the most vulnerable people.” The suffering of poor communities must take priority, since, in his view, “climate change, disease, and poverty are all major problems. We should deal with them in (...)

#Global_health #human_capital_investment #Lancet_Countdown #peer_learning #The_Geneva_Learning_Foundation #workforce

How the #Lancet_Countdown illuminates a new path to #climate-resilient_health_systems
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The 2025 Lancet Countdown report has begun to acknowledge a critical, often-overlooked source of intelligence to build climate-resilient health systems: the health worker. By including testimonials from health workers alongside formal quantitative evidence, the Lancet cracks open a door, hinting at a world beyond globally standardized datasets. This is a necessary first step. However, the report’s framework for action remains a traditional, top-down model. It primarily frames the health workforce as passive recipients of knowledge—a group that must be “educated and trained” because they are “unprepared”. The 2025 report confirms that climate change’s assault on human health has reached alarming new levels. Yet, within this sobering assessment lies a quiet but potentially pivotal shift. For the (...)

#Global_health #climate_change_and_health #climate_resilience #Marina_Romanello #primary_health_care #workforce_development

#climate change and #health: a new #peer_learning programme by and for health workers from the most climate-vulnerable countries
▻https://redasadki.me/2025/07/23/climate-change-and-health-a-new-peer-learning-programme-by-and-for-health-

GENEVA, Switzerland, 23 July 2025 (The Geneva Learning Foundation) –Today, #The_Geneva_Learning_Foundation (TGLF) announces the launch of “Learning to lead change on the frontline of #climate_change_and_health,” the inaugural course in a new certificate programme designed by and for professionals facing climate change impacts on health. Enrollment is now open. The course will launch on 11 August 2025. Two years ago today, nearly 5,000 health professionals from across the developing world gathered online for an unprecedented conversation. They shared something most climate scientists had never heard: detailed, firsthand accounts of how rising temperatures, extreme weather, and environmental changes were already devastating the health of their communities. The stories were urgent and (...)

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A #Global_health framework for #Artificial_Intelligence as co-worker to support networked learning and #local_action
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The theme of International Education Day 2025, “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation,” invites critical examination of how artificial intelligence might enhance rather than replace human capabilities in learning and leadership. #global_health education offers a compelling context for exploring this question, as mounting challenges from climate change to persistent inequities demand new approaches to building collective capability. The promise of connected communities Recent experiences like the Teach to Reach initiative demonstrate the potential of structured peer learning networks. The platform has connected over 60,000 health workers, primarily government workers from districts and facilities across 82 countries, including those serving in conflict zones, (...)

#AI_agents #climate_change_and_health #immunization #learning_strategy #neglected_tropical_diseases #NTDs

Why guidelines fail: on consequences of the false dichotomy between global and #local_knowledge in #health_systems
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Global health continues to grapple with a persistent tension between standardized, #evidence-based_interventions developed by international experts and the contextual, experiential local knowledge held by local health workers. This dichotomy – between global #expertise and local knowledge – has become increasingly problematic as health systems face unprecedented complexity in addressing challenges from climate change to emerging diseases. The limitations of current approaches The dominant approach privileges global technical expertise, viewing local knowledge primarily through the lens of “implementation barriers” to be overcome. This framework assumes that if only local practitioners would correctly apply global guidance, health outcomes would improve. This assumption falls short in (...)

#Global_health #climate_change_and_health #decolonization #global_health #implementation_science

Become a #Teach_to_Reach 10 Partner: Help amplify frontline voices at the world’s largest health #peer_learning event
▻https://redasadki.me/2024/02/27/become-a-teach-to-reach-10-partner-help-amplify-frontline-voices-at-the-wo

The Geneva Learning Foundation is pleased to announce the tenth edition of Teach to Reach, to be held 20-21 June 2024. Teach to Reach is a massive, open peer learning event where health professionals network, and learn with colleagues from all over the world. Request your invitation… Teach to Reach 10 continues a tradition of groundbreaking peer learning started in 2020, when over 3,000 health workers from 80 countries came together to improve immunization training. 17,662 health professionals – over 80% from districts and facilities, half working for government – participated in Teach to Reach 9 in October 2023. Participants shared 940 experiences ahead of the event. See what we learned at Teach to Reach 9 or view Insights Live with Dr Orin Levine. Teach to Reach is a platform, (...)

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