Thread by @WHO

Today at #UNGA world leaders are taking steps to address two of the top priorities for human health:

🏥 Assuring #HealthForAll

🌍 Addressing #ClimateChange

The climate crisis is a human health crisis. We need #ClimateAction NOW 👉 bit.ly/2mEAIfV

#ClimateChange triggers hurricanes, heatwaves & wildfires.

#ClimateChange increases the reach of infectious diseases like malaria, dengue, zika & cholera.

#ClimateChange fuels the spread of noncommunicable disease by polluting the air, food & water that sustain human life.

@DrTedros @UN @antonioguterres @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @UN_News_Centre This is how #ClimateChange hurts your health.
bit.ly/2mEAIfV

@DrTedros @UN @antonioguterres @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @UN_News_Centre The direct cost of #ClimateChange to health is estimated to be between USD 2-4 billion per year by 2030.

Today, less than 0.5% of international finance for climate change is allocated to health. bit.ly/2mEAIfV

@DrTedros @UN @antonioguterres @WHOAFRO @WHOSEARO @WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @UN_News_Centre WHO welcomes all the health commitments made at the #ClimateAction Summit to:

1⃣ achieve air quality that is safe for people, by implementing policies in line with WHO recommendations

2⃣ invest in action to mitigate the health effects of #ClimateChange