At the World Economic Forum's (WEF) annual gathering in Davos, the executive director of the largest health fund in the world declared,
Poor populations are especially exposed to extreme weather events and the resulting pools of water. He stated in the Swiss city of Davos on Monday that climate change is boosting malaria infections.
Rise In Extreme Weather Events
According to Peter Sands, the executive director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, massive spikes in malaria infections followed recent floods in Pakistan and cyclones in Mozambique in 2021.
Less fortunate populations are more susceptible as a result of the rise in extreme weather events and the vast standing water pools they cause, which are home to mosquitoes.
According to him, mosquito habitats are shifting as a result of climate change. Due to a change in the low temperatures that historically rendered the region unsustainable for mosquitoes, the highlands of Africa, including Kenya and Ethiopia, are now experiencing an increase in malaria cases.
Poorest Countries Battling Diseases
The largest global fund in the world is managed by Sands, and it makes investments in some of the world's poorest countries to battle diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis.
The fund, which set a goal of obtaining $18 billion, has thus far raised $15.7 billion, the most money ever raised in the field of global health. He claimed that a billion dollars in damage from currency changes that had an impact on donations contributed to the shortfall. Climate change is just one of the variables that, in the future, may make it more difficult to stifle the spread of diseases, according to Sands.
AIDS and TB have become more severe as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. The prevalence of tuberculosis among the most vulnerable people is also rising in middle-income nations like India, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
The pressure on those nations would rise, according to Sands, as concerns about a worldwide recession grew. The main issue, in our opinion, is what will happen to the health budgets in the roughly 120 nations where we have investments.
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