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Heat Exposure, Maternal Health, Systematic Review HE²AT Center

Nature Medicine (2024), 05 Nov Lakhoo, Brink, Radebe et a

How Heat Exposure Threatens Maternal And Neonatal Health

With year-on-year record breaking global temperatures, the health risks for vulnerable populations—especially pregnant women and newborns—are increasingly concerning...

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Conferences, African Climate Policy, African Climate Research

October 29-31, 2024 Harare, Zimbabwe

Climate and Health Africa Conference 2024

Wits Planetary Health Research proudly participated in the inaugural Climate and Health Africa Conference (CHAC2024), uniting over 400 delegates from 30 African countries..

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Webinars, Research Discussions, African Climate Research

November 13, 2024 Virtual

The HE²AT Center's First Public Webinar

The HE²AT expert panel shared the latest achievements and discussed future directions in African climate-health research...

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Heat Exposure, Impact Stories

A Glimpse into Our Climate Future

In 2035, a young boy named George is one of the few survivors of a deadly heatwave in a small African village...

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