#HealthyClimate Prescription: An urgent call for climate action ahead of COP26

Over 450 organizations representing over 45 million health workers, together with over 3,400 individuals from 102 different countries, have written an open letter to Heads of State around the world as well as every nation’s lead climate negotiator, calling for urgent climate action to protect people’s health.

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Health professionals welcome the revised WHO air quality guidelines, urge governments to take action

Health professionals organizations from South Asia, South-East Asia, South Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean celebrated the publication of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) revised guidelines on Air Quality and called their respective governments to work collaboratively to solve the air pollution crisis.

September 22, 2021

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Carta del #ClimaSaludable I Un llamado urgente para la acción climática de la comunidad de salud antes de la COP26

Las negociaciones climáticas de las Naciones Unidas en noviembre, la COP26, son un momento determinante para encaminar al mundo hacia la protección de las personas ante un cambio climático catastrófico. La comunidad de la salud en todo el mundo se ha unido para enviar un mensaje a las y los representantes de los países que asistirán a la COP26, exigiendo una acción climática ambiciosa que permita proteger a la salud humana y planetaria de los impactos del cambio climático.

September 14, 2021

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Health Professionals call for Phase out of Fossil Fuels in South Asia to Avert the Twin Crisis of Air pollution and Climate change

Doctors and medical practitioners representing some of the largest associations and networks of public health professionals today called upon South Asian Governments to phase out fossil fuels - oil, gas and coal - to avert the twin crisis of air pollution and climate change. They also endorsed the Fossil Fuel Treaty and called for a just and fair transition that puts people’s health first.

September 07, 2021