Climate week: the impact of climate on health analysed from top to bottom
The effects of climate change are found in all sectors of life and in all localities of the world. Health is not spared by this phenomenon, which has finally imposed itself on all humanity. This is so that the third day of Enda Energie's climate week takes care of this aspect in its reflections, which worries more than one specialist.
At the opening of the session dedicated to the climate-health issue, the Executive Secretary of Enda Energie, returned to the link between these two concepts which are at the heart of the existence of man on earth.
"The Climate-Health theme seeks to highlight the points of junction between climate and health. The climate issue is not only an issue that affects the environment, it affects all sectors," explains Emmanuel Seck.
And according to Libasse Ba national climate change committee (COMNACC) "health is a priority in Senegal's NDC. After engaging with the international community, Senegal has marked the health sector with important prospective studies".
And Barnabé Ngning, the representative of the Ministry of Health "climate issues on health are familiar to the Ministry of Health which has a climate-health committee. During the COP in 2023, health was the subject of a day".
This climate-health relationship is more highlighted by the rise in temperature, which has significant consequences on the health of populations.
"The phenomenon of rising temperatures has consequences for the prevalence of malnutrition. If nothing is done and with temperatures of 1.5° to 2.5°, this malnutrition will affect the health sector" adds Libasse Ba.
In Senegal, this heat wave is felt over two specific periods, according to Ms. Bathily of ANACIM. "This heatwave issue generally takes place between March and June as well as between October and November," she reveals before specifying "a heatwave does not have the same health impact in Dakar as in Matam".
This is why Mamadou Ndong Touré of the NGO Save The Children explains "a nurse in Kédougou must be trained so that he can recognize the links between climate effects and certain pathologies".
However, Antoine Faye, a member of the COMNACC, puts a caveat to all this and believes "heat waves are not a problem for us, we must instead focus on the fight against malaria".
By Abdou Karime LO
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