HIGH Horizons, alongside the World Health Organization (WHO), has developed a conceptual framework for extreme heat and maternal, newborn and child health. We spoke with Annie Portela, Department of Maternal, […]
In an effort to better understand evolving governance around heat and health, HIGH Horizons have partnered with the Global Heat Health Information Network (GHHIN) and the World Health Organization (WHO)
Global call for plans that consider the health impacts of extreme heat Read More »
HIGH Horizons joined colleagues across the European Climate Health Cluster, to attended the ‘Research Perspectives on the Health Impacts of Climate Change’ Conference in Brussels, on 19 and 20 February.
In the midst of the scorching heat in Mt Darwin, Zimbabwe, groundbreaking research undertaken by CeSHHAR as part of the HIGH Horizons consortium is shedding light on the effects of
The impact of heat on health workers and mothers in Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe Read More »
The team met in Stockholm on 9 and 10 October 2023 On 9 and 10 October, eleven HIGH Horizons consortium partners gathered at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, for their second
Updates from our second annual consortium meeting Read More »
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), heatwave events have increased sixfold since the 1980s, driven by the naturally occurring El Nino and exacerbated by human-induced warming from greenhouse gases. Current
Soaring temperatures from the newly declared El Niño have seen much of the Mediterranean and North Africa living in 40°C weather for prolonged number of days. And it looks like
How does extreme heat impact on breastfeeding? Read More »
The team from the University of Thessaly (UTH), led by Prof. Hadjichristodoulou, brings expertise in epidemiology, biopathology and environmental engineering to the HIGH Horizons consortium. They will contribute to the project’s
Meet Gloria Maimela, a medical doctor with business savvy, who’s leading an inspiring group of researchers to implement HIGH Horizons’ work in South Africa. Can you tell me a bit
“We don’t have more time”: Climate health action in South Africa Read More »
