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COP28 holds its first Health Day as concern grows about the effects of climate change - from disease outbreaks to air pollution.

Global warming and shifts in agriculture are helping mosquitoes to thrive and spread West Nile virus to Europe from Africa.

The damage being done to public health by global warming is rising up the political agenda - and will be a key theme at COP28.

Urban heat islands can face higher temperatures than green or rural areas, increasing risk of illness and death for city residents.

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By Arathi Menon

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A female doctor with the International Medical Corps examines a woman patient at a mobile health clinic in Pakistan

Female frontline workers in Pakistan are now being offered a seat at the policymaking table. The benefits are likely to last well after polio is defeated, argues this government official. By Atiya Aabroo

In the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Global Risks Report, nine of the ten biggest risks for the next decade have a water-related component. By Aromar Revi, Joyeeta Gupta and Quentin Grafton

To limit the impact of the coming crises on lives and livelihoods, governments must take urgent action to boost the resilience of their health systems. By Mamta Murthi

Climate-driven migration and shrinking animal habitats increase the risk that viruses and bacteria will jump from animal hosts to humans–just as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, likely did. By Naveen Rao and Eloise Todd

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