More intense storms and rising temperatures have increased the risk of infectious diseases spreading , warned the Global Health fund to Fight AIDS , Tuberculosis and Malaria . It aims to meet a global target to eradicate those diseases by 2020 , but said the direct and indirect impacts of climate change were hampering efforts . At a recent conference , the fund secured record support of $ 14bn for three years , but said an increase of $ 46bn on health care spending was also needed , while African nations were asked to allocate 15 % of their funds to health care .
More intense storms and rising temperatures have increased the risk of infectious diseases spreading, warned the Global Health Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. It aims to meet a UN target to eradicate those illnesses by 2030, but said the direct and indirect effects of climate change were hampering efforts. At a recent conference, the fund secured record support of $14bn for three years, but said an increase of $46bn on health care spending was also needed, while African nations were asked to allocate 15% of their budgets to health care.