The Far Reaching Effects of Global Warming on Human Health: Understanding the Impact

Abstract

Saliha Rizvi, Gowhar Rashid and S. Tasleem Raza

Human health has several attributes of which one of the most important is the environment. The fast changing environment in the world encompassing global warming, emerging pollution and massive urbanization have posed newer challenges. While the human genome tends to adapt with the ever-changing newer environment but often the same remains unable to cope up with. The implications of the changing climate on health already include the disruption of food systems, a surge in pathogen based infectious diseases, mental health issues along with illnesses caused by food, water, and vectors. Climatic extremities like Floods, hurricanes, and other types of catastrophic weather conditions are becoming more frequent. In addition, global warming threatens several of the social and economic variables including physical well-being, living standards, and availability of medical services. These global warming related health issues disproportionately impact the most sensitive section of the society including females, children, underprivileged people, older people and people with chronic medical concerns. Taking government policies in consideration world over and know major devices to safeguard the environment, it now becomes duty of healthcare personnel to adjust and readjust the priorities ensuring health for all.

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