Protecting pregnant and postpartum women, infants, children, and health workers from increasing heat
We are an international research consortium studying how heat affects pregnant and postpartum women, newborns, young children, and the health workers who serve them – an often-overlooked issue in plans for climate action.
Our research
Measuring heat-health impacts on pregnant and postpartum women, newborns, and young children
Designing the MotherHeat Alert heat-health early warning system mobile app
Adapting maternity and neonatal health facilities to beat the heat
Reducing carbon footprints at maternity and neonatal health facilities
Studying the biology of heat on pregnancy
News from HIGH Horizons
HIGH Horizons at IMNCH 2026: Evidence to Action on Extreme Heat and MNCH
The International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC) 2026 brings together governments, civil society organizations, professional associations, and international partners from the global maternal and newborn health community to assess progress and drive…
Now Showing: Extreme Heat, MNCH & Health Workers
The world is getting hotter, and for most people, that means finding ways to stay comfortable through a difficult season. But for pregnant women, new mothers, breastfeeding women, and the health workers…
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Partners and associates
We work at 11 partner universities and research centres across 10 countries in Europe and Africa.
Heat Indicators for Global Health (HIGH) Horizons is one of the six Horizon Europe projects that form the Climate-Health Cluster, funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme.
HIGH Horizons is a funder of The CHANCE Network, established in 2021 through the ENBEL-project with the aim of advancing networking, research, learning, policy, and financing for climate change and health in Africa. Our funding helps CHANCE strengthen regional engagements.
Contact
General Enquiries: birgit.kerstens@ugent.be
Media Enquiries: martins.iyekekpolor1@lshtm.ac.uk
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