As the climate shifts, so do the infectious diseases that travel with it. Vector ranges are moving, zoonotic spillover is finding new pathways, and the diseases that already hit hardest in vulnerable regions are changing shape. The infrastructure to detect, respond to, and communicate about these shifts has to move with them.
Hosted by Columbia Global Center Nairobi, Columbia Global Center Mumbai, Columbia Global Center Rio, and Climate-Sensitive Infectious Disease Network (CSIDNet), this 75-minute virtual panel brings together perspectives from Nairobi, Mumbai, and Rio to examine how climate-sensitive infectious diseases are changing, how health systems can detect and respond to these shifts, and how vulnerability, diagnostics, treatment, research, and public communication shape preparedness and response.
Speakers
- Wafaa El-Sadr (Opening Remarks), Executive Vice President, Columbia Global; Global Director, ICAP at Columbia University; University Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine; Mathilde Krim-amfAR Chair of Global Health
- Abdulmumuni Samuel Aliyu (Moderator), Associate Project Manager of Climate and Health, eHealth Africa
- Jeffrey Shaman, Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Omu Anzala, Professor of Virology and Immunology, University of Nairobi's Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology
- Margareth Dalcolmo, Pulmonologist and Senior Researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro; Adjunct Professor at PUC-Rio
Spanish interpretation will be available. Registration is free and open to the public.
