Climate change is increasingly being described as a health crisis — and now Wits researchers and international partners want the World Health Organization to formally declare it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. They argue that the health impacts of climate change demand a coordinated global response, particularly to protect the world’s most vulnerable people. 

Guest: Lebohang Radebe, Director South Africa, Wits Planetary Health Research

<p>Climate change is increasingly being described as a health crisis &mdash; and now Wits researchers and international partners want the World Health Organization to formally declare it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. They argue that the health impacts of climate change demand a coordinated global response, particularly to protect the world&rsquo;s most vulnerable people.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Guest: Lebohang Radebe, Director South Africa, Wits Planetary Health Research</p>

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Climate change is increasingly being described as a health crisis — and now Wits researchers and international partners want the World Health Organization to formally declare it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern