Journal article
Addressing planetary health challenges in Africa
Public health reviews, v 37(1), pp 27-27
2016
PMID: 29450068
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Abstract
Drawing on the report of the Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on planetary health-Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch, this piece presents a discussion of the implications of the report's findings and conclusions for Africa. It explores the key planetary health challenges facing Africa and what Africa can do to address them. In addition to highlighting current and future trajectories of key environmental changes in Africa and their implications for health and well-being, this transcript from the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) side event, "Healthy Lives on a Healthy Planet", identifies a set of priority action Africa needs to take in order to deal with these challenges. It ends with reflections and key recommendations from participants at the regional launch of the report in Nairobi, Kenya, in October 2015.
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- Title
- Addressing planetary health challenges in Africa
- Creators
- Alex Ezeh - University of the Witwatersrand
- Publication Details
- Public health reviews, v 37(1), pp 27-27
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Sida
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000403434400001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85049413902
- Other Identifier
- 991020531987004721
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