{"id":938,"date":"2023-07-31T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T10:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/?page_id=938"},"modified":"2024-03-20T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T12:12:04","slug":"impacts-of-climate-change-on-healthcare-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/impacts-of-climate-change-on-healthcare-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Impacts of Climate Change on Healthcare in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"938\" class=\"elementor elementor-938\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba5302f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ba5302f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Catalysts for Social Change\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5476\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/innovative-advancements-climate-entrepreneurship-in-africa\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Entrepreneurship and Investor Forum<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5477\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/african-women-as-climate-change-champions\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">African Women as Climate Change Champions<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5478\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/the-role-of-tech-connectivity-in-africa\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">The Role of Tech &#038; Connectivity in Africa<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item 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tabindex=\"-1\">The Barka Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/african-diaspora-luminaire-awards\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">African Diaspora Luminaire Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-6016\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/pitch-competition\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">ADIS24 Pitch Competition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-1611\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/sponsors\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sponsors<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4968\"><a href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/sponsors\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sponsors<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-140\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/ADIS24-Corporate-Gov-Foundation-Sponsorship.pdf\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Engagement Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0893e0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0893e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-215e4580\" data-id=\"215e4580\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f7c8d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f7c8d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22145521\" data-id=\"22145521\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bef56fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bef56fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A recent analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) has brought to light the concerning increase in climate-related health emergencies across Africa over the last two decades.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.afro.who.int\/news\/africa-faces-rising-climate-linked-health-emergencies\" target=\"_blank\">Findings<\/a>&nbsp;indicate that more than half of the public health events recorded in the region between 2001 and 2021 were directly linked to climate change. A total of 2,121 climate-related events have been documented over the 20-year period, indicating longstanding challenges to health systems in the region. Furthermore, the analysis shows a 25% increase in such events in the past decade, highlighting the growing impact of climate change on public health in Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a425de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a425de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow are African countries and organizations responding to the rise of climate-related health emergencies? How can global efforts to address climate change mitigate the adverse effects of climate change on public health in Africa? This panel focuses on the negative impacts of climate change on Africa\u2019s healthcare systems and some of the practical steps to address these effects.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d886665\" data-id=\"3d886665\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-68c75f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68c75f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a055c38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a055c38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67e210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e67e210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speakers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9a415 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec9a415\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f7f780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"0f7f780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Patricia-Dwyer.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-6497\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Patricia-Dwyer.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Patricia-Dwyer-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Patricia-Dwyer-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Patricia Dwyer<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Founder and Director, The Purpose Business <b> (Moderator) <\/b><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pat is an internationally respected sustainability expert. She is passionate about sharing her 20+ years of experience and leadership to help businesses in Asia activate purpose, manage ESG impacts and grow responsibly to future-proof their businesses. She has guest lectured-and continues to speak and moderate-across global platforms including The Obama Foundation, The World Economic Forum, The University of Cambridge, The Climate Competent Boards Certificate Program, and the Thomas Reuters Foundation, sharing her insights in sustainability, purpose, leadership, and governance. Before founding TPB in 2015, Pat led teams at the Shangri-La Hotels and Ayala Land, setting standards in corporate sustainability with firsts, such as a shark fin's ban, DJSI listing, impact measurements, and LEED developments.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-899ed3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"899ed3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Emma-Andrews.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-6634\" alt=\"Emma Andrews\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Emma-Andrews.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Emma-Andrews-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Emma-Andrews-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Emma Andrews<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Pharm.D., Vice President, Global Patient Advocacy, Pfizer<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emma Andrews, Pharm.D. is Pfizer\u2019s Vice President, Global Patient Advocacy, leading the organization\u2019s work to embed the patient perspective across all Pfizer\u2019s efforts \u2013 from bench to bedside, and beyond. A registered pharmacist, Emma is passionate about helping people live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. In her current role, Emma works with internal and external stakeholders to advance patient-focused programs across the enterprise. Emma joined Pfizer in 1999 and has held a variety of positions in Operations, Research and Strategy.\u00a0 Prior to her current role,\u00a0 Emma was Senior Director US\/Global Medical Affairs Team Lead for the Women\u2019s Health Franchise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d21dcbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"d21dcbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Oyetola-Oduyemi.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-6456\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Oyetola-Oduyemi.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Oyetola-Oduyemi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Oyetola-Oduyemi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Oyetola Oduyemi<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Senior Director, Investor Relations &amp; Sustainability, The END Fund<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Oyetola is responsible for driving sustainable solutions to health and related developmental challenges, through private, philanthropic, and public sector engagement, advocacy, public policy influencing, and partnerships in countries across Africa, at the END Fund.\nPrior to joining the international development sector, she worked in various industries including financial services, energy, and telecommunications; and handled regional roles covering different markets. She is a business sustainability leader, and sustainable development expert. She holds some trustee\/advisory board roles, focused on business sustainability through the specific lens of public affairs, corporate governance, and business purpose. \n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb1296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"5fb1296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Helen-Meldrum.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-full size-full wp-image-6518\" alt=\"Helen Meldrum\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Helen-Meldrum.jpg 400w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Helen-Meldrum-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/africandiasporanetwork.org\/programs\/adis24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/Helen-Meldrum-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:400px;\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-member-name\">Helen Meldrum<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">North America Science Hub Head<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Helen Meldrum, PhD has over 20 years in Consumer Healthcare industry and has a passion for translating science &amp; technology into consumer relevant products.  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