Are we ready for it? Health systems preparedness and capacity towards climate change-induced health risks: perspectives of health professionals in Ghana

A critical analysis of the impacts of COVID-19 on the global economy and ecosystems and opportunities for circular economy strategies

“…Accordingly, there is the need for a system that calls for greater adoption of a more resilient low-carbon CE model, given the predictions by experts that climate breakdown and not COVID-19 will constitute the biggest threat to global health ( Hussey and Arku, 2020 ; Watts et al., 2018a ; Watts et al., 2018b ). International bodies and country-level environmental policies have highlighted the fact that a significant reduction in GHG emissions cannot be achieved by transitioning to renewables alone but with augmentation with CE strategies.…”

Climate change and emergency care in Africa: A scoping review

“…Health systems preparedness and capacity towards climate change-induced health risks: perspectives of health professionals in Ghana Hussey et al. [16] Mixed methods – interviews and surveys 2020 Ghana Climate-related risks Examine capacities and preparedness of health professionals (medical practitioners/assistants, senior nurses, public health nurses and disease control officers) and health institutions Disaster preparedness and response capacity of regional hospitals in Tanzania: a descriptive cross-sectional study Koka et al. [17] Quantitative – descriptive cross-sectional survey 2018 Tanzania Climate-related risks Assess current state of disaster preparedness and response capacity among regional hospitals for various disasters including floods and infectious disease outbreaks Impacts of flood disasters in Nigeria: a critical evaluation of health implications and management Olanrewaju et al.…”

“…Four countries were represented in the review: Uganda [ 13 , 14 ], Ghana [ 15 , 16 ], Tanzania [17] , and Nigeria [18] . Two studies were qualitative [ 14 , 15 ], two quantitative [ 13 , 17 ], and two mixed methods [ 16 , 18 ].…”

“…Four countries were represented in the review: Uganda [ 13 , 14 ], Ghana [ 15 , 16 ], Tanzania [17] , and Nigeria [18] . Two studies were qualitative [ 14 , 15 ], two quantitative [ 13 , 17 ], and two mixed methods [ 16 , 18 ]. The word “climate” was in four of the six (67%) studies while temperature or heat was mentioned in three in the six (50%).…”

“…Injuries (bruise or abrasion, sprain or strain, infected or not infected laceration, fracture, internal injury, internal head injury, external head injury, other) related to floods and landslides were compared in one study [13] . The five other studies focused on communicable diseases [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] . Specific diseases were mentioned as contributing to human mobility [14] and mentioned infectious disease outbreaks in the top three disasters in the last five years in a survey of health care facilities [17] .…”