WHO chief says climate crisis, pollution escalate disease burden

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WHO chief says climate crisis, pollution escalate disease burden

STORY: WHO chief says climate crisis, pollution escalate disease burden SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNEA-6 meeting in Nairobi 2. various of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking 3. various of hospital operations in Ghana hospital (file) STORYLINE: The unfolding climate emergencies combined with pollution and habitat loss have worsened the disease burden, especially in the Global South, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general, on Thursday. Speaking at the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) underway in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, Tedros regretted that health outcomes among communities have declined in the face of a growing ecological crisis. While acknowledging that the health of humans, animals and the environment are interwoven, Tedros said the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution t

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