Cape Town: A top World Health Organization (WHO) official has said that pregnant women or mothers and children are vulnerable to the health effects of climate change. They also underscored the need for countries to make concerted efforts to promote integration or integration of health and climate change into regional and global plans.
Dr Anshu Banerjee, director of the Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health at WHO, Geneva, said that pregnancy is more vulnerable to climate-related harm. Dr. Banerjee, who was here last week to attend the ‘International Maternal Newborn Health Conference’ (IMNHC 2023), said that this happens due to many physiological changes that occur during pregnancy and due to this women are sensitive to climate change.
He said, ‘This is what happens with newborns. Their immature immunity and low ability to regulate their own temperature put them at greater risk of damages associated with climate change.” He said that therefore the integration of climate change and health in countries’ respective national, regional and international plans It is imperative to work together to promote and support countries to take further action. Dr. Banerjee said, “We are urging country governments and partners to join the ‘Alliance for Revolutionary Action on Climate and Health’ (ATACH)”.
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