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Environmental change, such as climate change, will affect and impact human health, which is a major concern for the global community. The effects will however be felt most acutely among the poorest members of society. Much concern has focused on the future distribution and spread of infectious diseases, and in particular the negative health impacts of changes in transmission and outbreaks of vector-borne diseases (or VBDs) as a result of climate change. The impacts may be direct, in terms of outbreaks of disease among human populations, or indirect, in the form of outbreaks of diseases that affect domesticated animals or plants, and therefore jeopardise food security, agriculture-based economic activities and trade.
The HEALTHY FUTURES project is motivated by the concern for these impacts. It aims to respond to this concern through construction of a disease risk mapping system for three water-related, high-impact VBDs (malaria, Rift Valley fever and schistosomiasis) in eastern Africa, taking into account environmental/climatic trends and changes in socio-economic conditions to predict future risk. HEALTHY FUTURES has received €3.38 million of EU funding through the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) project, which is the EU’s main instrument for funding research in Europe.
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News
EAC Climate and vector-borne diseases Symposium successfully held
The recent joint symposium held by HEALTHY FUTURES and its' sister project QWeCI (http://www.liv.ac.uk/qweci/) at the 4th Annual East Africa Health, Scientific Conference, International Health Exhibition and Trade Fair in Kigali, Rwanda, passed successfully. The aim of the symposium was to interact with scientists, practitioners and communities with an interest in health...
11 Apr 2013
Read moreThird issue of HEALTHY FUTURES newsletter now available
HEALTHY FUTURES is delighted to announce that the third issue of the HEALTHY FUTURES newsletter is now available. Many thanks to all who contributed to it. It can be downloaded as a PDF (3.75MB) here or through the Press Release section of this website in Media Centre.
05 Feb 2013
Read moreHEALTHY FUTURES and CGIAR discuss food security and disease linkages
HEALTHY FUTURES is working with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCFAS) to explore plausible future conditions, or “scenarios”, generated by CCAFS and regional stakeholders, that might change the impacts of vector-borne diseases affecting vulnerable communities in East Africa....
20 Nov 2012
Read moreMark Booth (UDUR) interviewed by the Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
Mark Booth of UDUR speaks to the Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) about fears over climate change impact on neglected tropical diseases. The article can be viewed by clicking here.
19 Nov 2012
Read moreUpcoming Events
27.05.2013 - 30.05.2013
Impacts World 2013 : International Conference on climate change effects
17.06.2013 - 19.06.2013
Global Health and Well-Being: The Social Work Response
07.07.2013 - 12.07.2013
Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Radiation and Climate
14.08.2013 - 16.08.2013
National Association of Local Boards of Health 21st Annual Conference
19.08.2013 - 23.08.2013
Environment and Health – Bridging North, South, East and West
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