Climate inaction ‘threatens Australian lives’
Author: Government News Date Posted:3 December 2018
Australian governments need to boost spending on infectious disease warning systems, doctors warn in a major report.
Doctors and researchers have issued a new call to action to Australian policy makers on the health impacts of climate change, warning of the greater incidence of disease, natural disasters and mental health issues.
The major assessment of progress on climate change and health by The Medical Journal of Australia and The Lancet found that “Australia is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change on health, and that policy inaction in this regard threatens Australian lives
