Dental Students meet Climate Consciousness By Dr. Monisha Chinthala To be a young and aspiring individual in the current global setting is extremely daunting. With economic recessions, humanitarian crises, and planetary degradation, it is easy to feel anxious and worried about what the future holds for us. One of the concerns that stood out in…

Aminat Adebayo World Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd to promote environmental awareness and action globally. This day was first observed in 1970 in the United States to raise awareness about the negative impact of pollution on the planet. …

Melvine Anyango Otieno: Planetary Health Alliance Senior Next Generation Fellow /Founder, Planetary Health Eastern Africa Hub/Assistant Lecturer, University of Eldoret, Kenya Meaningful youth engagement “is the overarching concept of bringing young people to create and be a part of the decision making at all levels, be it local, national or…

Dr. Joshitha Sankam is a Public Health Professional working in Climate Change and Health at the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science. Here, we get her take on the challenges and motivations that she has experienced while taking action for Planetary Health. What Planetary Health…

Melvine Anyango Otieno - Founder, Planetary Health Eastern Africa Hub & PHAs Senior Next Generation Fellow The World Health Summit (held on October 16–18, 2022 at Hotel Berlin Central District, Berlin, Germany & Digital) brought together several experts, stakeholders, and global health actors from diverse backgrounds from all over the…

Melvine Otieno Introduction Global health is a practice of science that prioritizes the health outcomes for vulnerable populations and communities across the globe. Through scientific research, education and collaborative intervention, individuals who study or practice global health work towards eliminating the health disparities in low-resource settings around the world. Each…

Joanna Wagner | Community Building & Outreach Coordinator Here at the PHA, members are at the core of our operations. It is through our global member community of almost 350 organizations that the PHA is able to channel Planetary Health science, stories, and solutions to the most pressing issues of…

Matthew Carvalho | Policy Fellow, Planetary Health Alliance Researcher at Georgetown University specializing in Planetary Health law and diplomacy People have begun to lose faith in multilateral institutions. Seeing the impacts which global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine, and climate change have had on the architecture…

James Chrispin | jameschrispn@gmail.com Planetary Health Campus ambassador from Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences BACKGROUND Climate change is a global threat and Africa is disproportionately affected by climate change. There is an increase in temperatures, extreme weather events, food and water insecurity, diseases, socio-economic effects all relating to…