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WHO and Netherlands renew climate and health partnership
WHO and the Netherlands renewed their partnership to address climate change impacts on global health, with new support for climate resilience and health programs.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have renewed a strategic partnership on climate change and health. The Netherlands is providing a new allocation of €500 000 for 2024 to support WHO climate and health work.
The WHO says this support helps strengthen climate resilience and sustainable healthcare systems. It also supports efforts to build integrated climate and health surveillance and early warning systems, which track climate-related health risks and help warn countries sooner.
The WHO says the partnership helps Member States develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems. This matters for patients because climate change is linked to growing health challenges, and the work aims to protect lives as countries face increasing climate-related risks.