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From the Field: Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Infectious Disease Surveillance in Iquitos, Peru

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As climate change continues to reshape our environment, its impact on infectious diseases is becoming harder to ignore. Changing temperatures and shifting ecosystems are expanding the range of disease-carrying vectors and creating new opportunities for pathogens to spread. This is especially concerning at the wildlife-human interface, where climate pressures and human encroachment blur the boundaries…Continue Reading From the Field: Wastewater-Based Epidemiology for Infectious Disease Surveillance in Iquitos, Peru

Second Climate Change & Health Workshop

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In the News: From the Director: Last fall, I wrote about our first Global Health and Climate Change workshop that involved multiple Core members and which was sponsored by Harvard’s Salata institute. In June, we held a second Climate Change and Health Workshop, this time as one of the inaugural 2024 Harvard Global Health Institute’s…Continue Reading Second Climate Change & Health Workshop

New Area of Focus: Our Climate and Health Work

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In the News: From the Director: By the end of March 2023, the impacts of climate change resonated deeply within the network of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that we work with. In Malawi and Madagascar, Cyclone Freddy had a profound effect on areas where Partners in Health and Pivot operate, respectively. They faced an increase in…Continue Reading New Area of Focus: Our Climate and Health Work