The impact of climate change on the health of Australians will be the focus of a new 19-organisation national partnership.
Federal Health and Aged Care Assistant Minister Ged Kearney said the collaboration between key health sector partners would help deliver the Government’s health and climate strategy.
Minister Kearney said the organisations would work together to deliver a framework for action on climate and health, including supporting a workforce-led health system response to climate change.
More frequent and extreme climate events, climate change presented a serious health and wellbeing challenge to Australians.
“The World Health Organization has described climate change as the greatest threat to global health this century,” she said.
“The cross-sector collaboration aims to ensure our health system is prepared to respond to these challenges, while protecting the health and wellbeing of all Australians.”
Minister Kearney said the framework would support Australia’s clinicians to deliver high-value care that protected and promoted the health of all Australians in a changing climate.
She said it would support Australia’s National Health and Climate Strategy released at the 28th United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai last year.
