Global Climate Change and Health Concerns
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https://doi.org/10.47604/ijcs.1839Keywords:
Global Climate Change, Health, Effects, DiseasesAbstract
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the global climate change and its implication to health.
Methodology: The study adopted a desktop methodology. This study used secondary data from which include review of existing literature from already published studies and reports that was easily accessed through online journals and libraries.
Findings: The study concluded that weather-related disasters and related health effects, may cripple the already inadequate public health infrastructure in the country. Hence, there is an urgent need to respond to the situation.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study used the agro-economic models and ricardian model for climate change assessment. The study recommends that physicians and the broader health care community throughout the world engage in environmentally sustainable practices that reduce carbon emissions; support efforts to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change; and educate the public, their colleagues, their community, and lawmakers about the health risks posed by climate change.
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