Nurses, health promoters, logisticians, or doctors – our MSF teams are at the forefront of the response to the consequences of the climate emergency.
As first-hand witnesses to climate change, they explain how the climate emergency is impacting the health of the most vulnerable populations. Because the climate emergency is a health emergency!
Mozambique is especially vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis. Cyclones are becoming more and more frequent, while people have begun to dread the dry season, whose intensity and duration is no longer predictable. MSF teams work in Nampula province to address medical needs exacerbated by the climate emergency, and to tackle malaria and neglected tropical diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and scabies.
Mozambique is especially vulnerable to the effects of the climate crisis. Cyclones are becoming more and more frequent, while people have begun to dread the dry season, whose intensity and duration is no longer predictable. MSF teams work in Nampula province to address medical needs exacerbated by the climate emergency, and to tackle malaria and neglected tropical diseases such as lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and scabies.
Honduras is particularly exposed to the effects of climate change. Over the years, the rainy and hurricane seasons have intensified, causing flooding and breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever. On the ground, MSF teams are responding to the health consequences of extreme weather events and working with communities to reduce the transmission of dengue fever.
Honduras is particularly exposed to the effects of climate change. Over the years, the rainy and hurricane seasons have intensified, causing flooding and breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever. On the ground, MSF teams are responding to the health consequences of extreme weather events and working with communities to reduce the transmission of dengue fever.
Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by climate change. The country experiences regular extreme weather events, which isolate communities from healthcare, increase the presence of diseases such as malaria, and reinforce food insecurity. To address these repeated emergencies, MSF teams provide medical care and nutrition support to the most affected communities.
Madagascar is one of the countries most affected by climate change. The country experiences regular extreme weather events, which isolate communities from healthcare, increase the presence of diseases such as malaria, and reinforce food insecurity. To address these repeated emergencies, MSF teams provide medical care and nutrition support to the most affected communities.
Mozambique is in the top 10 countries most at risk of extreme weather events – cyclones, tropical storms, floods and droughts. This has a direct impact on people’s access to clean water, which increases the risk of vector-borne diseases such as schistosomiasis and malaria. In Nampula province, MSF teams carry out water and sanitation activities and train local health staff and community members in how to prevent these diseases from spreading.
Mozambique is in the top 10 countries most at risk of extreme weather events – cyclones, tropical storms, floods and droughts. This has a direct impact on people’s access to clean water, which increases the risk of vector-borne diseases such as schistosomiasis and malaria. In Nampula province, MSF teams carry out water and sanitation activities and train local health staff and community members in how to prevent these diseases from spreading.