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 2017, 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.
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.