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Policies to reduce malaria regardless of climate change

Policies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.

Source: Sustainable Development Network

9 September 2009 | EN

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Reducing the adverse health effects of climate change

Enhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.

Source: The Bulletin of the WHO

9 September 2009 | EN

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Crying wolf on climate and disease

Claims that climate change will unleash deadly vector-borne diseases are too simplistic, say some scientists

Disease in a warming world

Priya Shetty explains the complex links between climate change and insect-borne disease

Storm brewing for disease

An increase in cyclones and floods caused by climate change could fuel insect-borne disease

A communication challenge

How to tackle the challenges in reporting on climate change and insect-borne disease

Virulent vectors

Insect-borne diseases will still pose major health risks in the coming decades regardless of climate change

Malaria myths

Will climate change increase malaria? Medical entomologist Paul Reiter says not

All eyes on malaria

The key to controlling malaria lies in case monitoring to detect outbreaks quickly