On 25th September 2023, the School and the Centre of Sustainable Medicine by the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine jointly organised a lecture on “Climate Change and Health: Panel Discussions on Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation within the Health Sector”.
This event is supported by NUS Sustainability CONNECT, a five-week festival that showcases the University’s efforts across research and innovation, education, campus operations, and student engagement.
We were privileged to have Dr Munirul Alam, Senior Scientist, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b); Dr Zulkhairul Naim, Senior Medical Lecturer, Department of Public Health Medicine, University of Malaysia Sabah; and Prof Nick Watts, Director, Centre on Sustainable Medicine, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
The expert speakers presented the various impacts of climate change. Dr Munirul gave examples of how rising water levels led to an increase in cholera patients in Bangladesh. Dr Naim spoke about the impacts of climate change on children in Sabah. Prof Watts provided an overview of sustainable medicine and what can be done today to reduce carbon footprint.
This was followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr Kimberly Fornace, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and Dr Amanda Zain, Assistant Dean (Sustainability), Deputy Director, Centre for Sustainable Medicine (CoSM), NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.
Missed the session? Catch the replay here.