An urgent call for a climate-proof health system in South-East Asia


A health-care worker sprays insecticide in a residential area at Cinunuk village, Bandung, West Java, on June 5, 2021 as part of efforts to prevent dengue fever. - Photo by Antara via The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, May 2 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Numerous heat records have been broken across South-East Asia and other parts of the continent in recent weeks, causing many people to suffer from respiratory diseases. It has been described as the worst April heat wave in history.

Human-made climate change is increasing the duration and intensity of heat waves, droughts and floods.

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