Session 10: Health Service Delivery Sustainability and Adaptation

Session 10: OCT 17 - Health Service Delivery Sustainability and Adaptation

Featuring:
Rudolf Abugnaba-Abanga, PhD Vice chair, Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Health Systems TWG, GHANA

James Irlam, MSc/MPhil, Senior Lecturer, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, University of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

Saloshni Naidoo, MD, PhD, Associate Professor & Head of Discipline, Public Health Medicine, University of Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

Moderator: Vincent Pagiwa, Msc, PhD, Public Health Research Fellow, Okavango Research Institute, University of Botswana.

Description: This session focuses on applying the concepts of sustainability and adaptation to the healthcare sector and explores practical examples of how healthcare systems can embody both principles, thereby improving health service delivery in changing climate. Through case studies and discussions, participants will gain insights into how healthcare facilities can become more resilient in the face of increasingly severe and frequent climate-related weather extremes through addressing workforce surge needs, ensuring the continuity of critical infrastructure for healthcare and emergency services, and understanding the roles and interactions between various agencies involved in emergency care. Furthermore, the session will highlight the role of health professionals in partnering with healthcare institutions, professional organizations, and advocacy groups to reduce the healthcare sector's greenhouse gas footprint and foster partnerships for a more sustainable and resilient healthcare system.