Source: https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/climateadaptationandhealth/blog2

Healthcare providers have a critical role to play in climate change preparedness for women’s health, but they also need to develop soft skills and support the development of allied community workers, argues Alison Malmqvist, a Vice President and Climate Health lead at Population Services International, an organisation  working to improve the quality and affordability of healthcare around the world.

The disproportionate impact of climate change on women’s health outcomes is emerging as a major issue within the broader nexus between climate change and health. Critically, its adverse effect on women’s health is compounded in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where socioeconomic factors and underprepared and underfunded healthcare systems leave women more vulnerable than their counterparts in high-income nations.