Uncoping: Insights from urban heat exposure during and after pregnancy

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Pregnant and postpartum women in urban townships face extreme heat every day, hence, increasing health risks for mothers and their babies. The HIGH Horizons Project used Photovoice to capture these lived experiences, revealing how structural barriers make personal coping strategies fall short. These insights are now helping co-develop messages for early warning systems, including the MotherHeat Alert App, highlighting the need for solutions that go beyond individual responsibility to protect those most vulnerable.

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Working in the heat: how climate change is affecting health workers

Working in Heat
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As global temperatures rise, hospitals and clinics across sub-Saharan Africa are becoming dangerously hot for the people who keep them running. The HIGH Horizons study sheds light on how extreme indoor heat is affecting healthcare workers’ wellbeing and the quality of care they provide and what can be done to build safer, climate-resilient health systems.

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