Global health is facing a time of political uncertainty and growing inequity, on the one hand, and great advances and innovations on the other, says David Mabey […]
Climate change
Maria Neira: The real cost of carbon is felt in our lungs
A fossil fuel based society is harming us where it hurts the most—our health, says Maria Neira […]
Poonam Khetrapal Singh: The health sector must stand tall in the fight against climate change
Across the WHO South-East Asia Region, the health sector is stepping up its fight to reduce the health impacts of climate change […]
Richard Smith: A morning of climate striking
If you weren’t at today’s climate strike you should think seriously about being at the next one for three reasons. Firstly, there is no issue as crucial as climate chaos, […]
Anya Göpfert and Maria Van Hove: Act now on the climate crisis
Students across the globe have gone on strike to raise awareness of the climate emergency. We, healthcare professionals, need to add our voices to theirs […]
Anya de Iongh: What role can patients play in promoting environmentally friendly healthcare practices?
We all have a part to play in making a difference to the environment. What does that look like when we are patients, and consumers of healthcare resources? Healthcare organisations […]
Richard Smith: Time to regulate cyclists
Yesterday a cyclist in the centre of London jumped a red light and clipped a pedestrian crossing the road. The pedestrian protested, at which point the cyclist got off his […]
Josh Karliner: A prescription for a healthy planet
Every year, human civilization churns out ever more dangerous quantities of greenhouse gases. Every day we see and feel the increasing effects of a growing climate crisis that impacts on […]
Richard Smith: Does antimicrobial resistance pose “as great a threat to humanity’s future” as climate change?
Both antimicrobial resistance and climate change are manmade disasters that we have failed to confront, says Richard Smith […]
Richard Smith: One person can change the world, and you can help
Greta can’t change the world alone, doctors should work with her […]