Climate change and health issues: an Afrocentric perspective

Climate change remains a complex public health emergency that has generated global concern especially in Africa where about 17% (1.4 billion people) of the world population is impacted. As global warming continues to raise the average global temperatures by about one degree Celsius (1°C), most regions in Africa are projected to experience higher temperatures with some estimates suggesting 2°C increase in temperatures across Africa. This has led …