Climate change does not exist in a vacuum but is linked to other sustainability issues that affect human health, including chemicals regulation, sustainable energy use, waste reduction, and biodiversity, said four pharma and health-oriented associations in a joint statement on ‘Climate change and health’, at the World Health Organization’s 156th executive board meet in Geneva.
“Addressing these topics together will be important to ensure aligned and implementable policies. And the WHO has a role to play to ensure alignment across these global efforts while maintaining health outcomes as a clear guiding objective,” said the statement from the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA), Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT & Radiation Therapy Trade Association (DITTA), Global Self-Care Federation (GSCF), and International Hospital Federation (IHF).