Failed crops in Mauritania, where drought has worsened food insecurity and increased hunger and the risk of disease. Health experts are warning that climate change is already threatening all aspects of human physical and mental health, and that those most vulnerable—less-developed countries and the poor—will be disproportionately impacted by its effects.
(Photo by Oxfam International) Photo used under CC BY
A young chikungunya patient from Dominican Republic in March 2013. Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Researchers have predicted that urbanization will make mosquito-borne illnesses, particularly Dengue, one of the most common diseases of the century.
(Photo by Luz Sosa (OPS/OMS)) Photo used under CC BY
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