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Resilient and Equitable Health Workforce to Address Climate Threats. A partnership between CESHHAR, Zimbabwe, LSTM, UK, and HERD International, Nepal.
NIHR funded.
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Stay up to date with the progress of REACT Consortium's health worker co-developed, climate health interventions in #Nepal and #Zimbabwe.

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REACT logo and the words 'strengthen the responsiveness of the health workforce against health impacts of climate crisis in Nepal and Zimbabwe.'
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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REACT is working in #Nepal & #Zimbabwe to strengthen the responsiveness of the health workforce against health impacts of climate crisis. But why those settings? Find out below...

More on REACT here www.lstmed.ac.uk/react

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Climate change in Nepal and its impact Nepal is the twelfth most climate-vulnerable country in the world. It is experiencing changes in both its weather patterns and extreme weather events. Impacts include: • Weather-related disasters: Nepal is subject to heavy rainfall, floods, landslides, forest fires, cold temperature waves, thunderbolts, windstorms and epidemics. Incidents have increased from 240/year in 2015 to 2,366/year in 2024. • Increasing impacts: of the people physically impacted by climate-induced disasters every year, 53% suffer injuries, 41.7% are killed, and 5.3% go missing. • Food insecurity: rising temperatures and erratic rainfall disrupt agriculture, impacting on people’s livelihoods and mental health and contributing to malnutrition. • Increased cases of infectious diseases: there is a shifting pattern of vector-borne diseases and risk of climate sensitive diseases across new geographical regions. A 1oC rise in average temperature is associated with a five-fold rise in water-borne and vector-borne disease-related morbidity and mortality. • Increased instances of non-communicable diseases: Temperature-related morbidity and mortality are rising. • Health system challenges: Nepal’s health system must adapt to the impacts of the climate crisis, tackling limited infrastructure and a shortage of health workers. There’s more on how we are contributing to this adaptation here. Climate change in Zimbabwe and its impact Zimbabwe is the 15th most vulnerable country to climate crisis (based on climate impacts 2000-19). It was ranked 2nd in the global climate risk index in 2021, largely because of floods, high temperatures and variable rainfall and droughts. Temperatures in Zimbabwe are rising at twice the global rate, with more frequent heatwaves of unprecedented intensity. Zimbabwe is experiencing: • Rising temperatures and heatwaves: contributing to heat-related illnesses including heat exhaustion and heatstroke • Less rainfall: the country has seen a 5% decrease in rainfall since 1915, with increased frequency and longer dry spells during the rainy season. It is estimated that there will be a 21% increase in incidence of severe drought between 2040 and 2059. • Food insecurity: drought has severe negative impacts on agricultural productivity and food security. In the 2019/20 season, 5.5 million rural and 2.2 million urban Zimbabweans were estimated to be food insecure. • Increased burden of infectious diseases such as cholera, malaria and diarrhoea. • Increased instances of non-communicable diseases including respiratory illness, malnutrition, and maternal and newborn complications. • Health system challenges: Zimbabwe faces serious shortages of health staff and resources. How we are helping the health system adapt is covered here.
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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REACT in the press! A couple of articles featuring Profs Joanna Raven of @lstmnews.bsky.social and Euphemia Sibanda of @ceshhar.bsky.social
Hit the 'translate' button on your browser if you don't speak Nepalese.

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नेपाल र जिम्बाब्वेको अध्ययनले जलवायु परिवर्तनको असरबाट स्वास्थ्य प्रणालीलाई जोगाउने उपायहरू पत्ता लगाउनेछ: डा जोआना रेभन
हाम्रो अनुसन्धानको मुख्य लक्ष्य भनेको स्वास्थ्य प्रणालीले जलवायु परिवर्तनका कारण बढेका स्वास्थ्य समस्याहरूलाई कसरी सम्बोधन गरिरहेको छ भनेर बुझ्नु हो। यो अध्ययनद्वारा विशेषगरी, स्वास्थ्य संस्थाहरूमा का...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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How is the climate crisis impacting on the health of people in our study sites of #Nepal & #Zimbabwe?
How can REACT help support climate resilience in those regions?

Find out in our video.
www.lstmed.ac.uk/react (full version)

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December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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What is REACT?
How is the climate crisis impacting on the health of people in our study sites of #Nepal & #Zimbabwe?
How will we help health workers address these challenges?

Watch our video
www.lstmed.ac.uk/react (full version)

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December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Did you miss our webinar with @cpintl.org - Gender transformative programming: Community health workers as agents of social change?
If so, watch it here: buff.ly/qzR2YuA
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Title of the webinar plus a photo of 3 female community health volunteers in Nepal - all wearing blue and red saris
November 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Introducing REACT - a health research consortium working to strengthen the responsiveness of the health workforce against health impacts of climate crisis in #Nepal & #Zimbabwe.
More here: lstmed.ac.uk/react

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December 1, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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The expert review of the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open from 17 Oct - 12 Dec 2025.

Experts who wish to participate in the review can register until midnight CET on November 30, 2025.

Find out more 🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...
November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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New article: From fragile to agile: how South Asia can build agile health systems for the next crisis

Shaswat Acharya of @opmglobal.bsky.social assesses health system resilience in South Asia & presents 5 steps to benefit the region.

www.rebuildconsortium.com/south-asia-a...
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Event: How to talk to your family & friends about climate change

Join Dr @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social at @climatecares.bsky.social for this hybrid event on how to approach conversations about the climate crisis with empathy, clarity and confidence.

📅2 Dec
⏰2-3pm

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November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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💰 The latest evidence published in the 2025 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown shows a persistent over-reliance on fossil fuels is straining national budgets.

⏩ Visit lancetcountdown.org to learn more.

#LancetClimate25
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🛢️ As of March 2025, oil and gas giants’ planned production would result in emissions almost three times the amount compatible with keeping global warming to 1.5°C in 2040. Meanwhile, climate change is already undermining health and livelihoods.

🖱️ Visit lancetcountdown.org to learn more.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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We're hiring! Interested candidates can scan the QR code below or visit herdint.com/vacancy/vaca... to apply by November 16.
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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The 4th International CHW Symposium is happening online this November 12–14, 2025.

Registration is now open!

💻 Virtual via Zoom Events
🕗 08:00–19:30 ICT | 08:00–16:30 EST

🔗 Register here: www.eventpop.me/e/113904/chw...
2025 CHW Symposium registration open.
October 20, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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📰Our colleagues at Health Systems Global's Thematic Working Group on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings have just published their October 2025 newsletter.

Read it here: mailchi.mp/a1a64fd7e039...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Current study: Urban Echoes: Intersections of health, gender, climate change and resilience in urban slums in Bangladesh

Analysis of coping, adaptation & resilience strategies of climate migrants using gender & intersectionality lens
bit.ly/43j6i3s

With @lstmnews.bsky.social @pamoja.bsky.social
Shanty houses overlooking water. Surrounded by palm trees and large amounts of rubbish and the words ‘Urban Echoes: Intersections of health, gender, climate change and resilience in urban slums in Bangladesh’
September 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Very pleased to report that REACT has selected two new PhD candidates who will be working with the @herdintl.bsky.social team in #Nepal.

@shophika.bsky.social and Dr. Ashish Shrestha will focus on the intersection of climate change and health systems - details to follow.
August 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Call for abstracts is open for the 4th International CHW Symposium.

Whether it is real stories, lived experiences or grounded research, share what you know!

🟠 Posters, talks, workshops, panels; all are welcome.

Submission Deadline: Aug 31 2025

Submit here🔗 chwsymposium.org/call-for-abs...
July 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Have you accessed the new Learning Hub on CHW Central?

It is a fresh space created for CHWs, by CHWs.

Free, bilingual, and full of helpful stuff.

Take a look: chwcentral.org/learning-hub/
July 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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🎙️@herdintl.bsky.social has launched a new podcast series! Episode 1 – Health Systems and Resilience – features ReBUILD’s @shophika.bsky.social who chats about #Nepal's health system & what a strong, resilient health system looks like.

▶️http://bit.ly/40t30Ky
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July 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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⚡️Historic! International Court of Justice rules:
👉Climate crisis = health crisis
👉Failure to act = failure to protect life.
"Health workers & advocates now have powerful legal backing to demand bold climate action rooted in justice.” said @jenimiller.bsky.social
➕ bit.ly/3GZDdCY
#ClimateICJAO
The Climate Crisis is a Health Crisis - International Court of Justice Ruling Reaction from Health Community
The International Court of Justice has delivered a historic affirmation: the climate crisis is a health crisis—and failure to act is a failure to protect life."
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July 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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📢Vacancy announcement

ICIMOD is actively hiring for various roles within our Integrated Climate Adaptation Solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region(HI-CAS) project, funded by Global Affairs Canada.

#ICIMODJobs #DevelopmentJobs #WeAreHiring #HICAS
July 24, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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What does resilient public financial management look like in practice?
What are its implications for the public health sector?
This brief explores the topic...
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A black and white photo of women in saris wading through water in an alley
July 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Climate resilience in health systems – Evidence from selected local levels in Nepal is explored in this poster from @herdintl.bsky.social
Examines the policy context & local stakeholders’ understanding of climate change & health
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Academic poster on the subject 'Climate resilience in health systems – Evidence from selected local levels in Nepal' with the Himalayas across the top of the page
June 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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🎞️VIDEO: Road to climate resilient health systems: Policy context and #climate actions at subnational level in #Nepal

@bharatbhatta.bsky.social of @herdintl.bsky.social highlights gaps in policy communication & resource allocation, draws conclusions and recommends change

▶️https://buff.ly/WZi3prg
2024 flood in Kathmandu, Nepal. A river has burst its banks in a city which is now under brown water. Courtesy Setopati News, 2024
July 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM