Bassim Birkland

Mar 11, 2024 | thinkglobalhealth.org | Vanessa Kerry |Bassim Birkland

Climate change is reversing precious progress made on global health across the African continent. In southern Africa, higher than usual rainfall has caused pit latrines to overflow, contaminating local water supplies. As a result, health workers in Zambia are battling the country's worst cholera outbreak in decades. The trend in Zambia holds worldwide: 44 countries saw cholera outbreaks in 2022, a 25% increase over 2021.