This post is simply extracts from a state department official linking climate change, viral spillover and One Health. Ignore if you are familiar with this concatenation

Next post will be on the White House's PREPARE program

Assistant Secretary Medina’s Remarks for COP 27 Session “STRONG MEDICINE:  U.S. Progress in Enhancing Health System Sustainability and Resilience at Home and Abroad,” 11/15/2022

https://www.state.gov/assistant-secretary-medinas-remarks-for-cop-27-session-strong-medicine-u-s-progress-in-enhancing-health-system-sustainability-and-resilience-at-home-and-abroad/

…We see with increasingly frequent (sic) a variety of life-threatening extreme weather events caused by climate change. From hurricanes on our own shores, to droughts across Africa, to flooding and extreme heat in South Asia. These are all direct hits to our health and our communities worldwide.

The science is clear. The need for action is greater than ever. There is little time left to avoid setting the world on a dangerous, potentially catastrophic, climate trajectory.

This is…the decisive decade for climate action.

… we need to keep the momentum going to cut emissions output from the health care sector — in the United States and around the world.

Shortly, we will hear more about the work of my colleagues at USAID. This includes across the African continent to strengthen health care facilities’ resilience by increasing their supplies of reliable energy and telecommunications infrastructure.

I’m always inspired when I see what USAID and the U.S. Government is able to do when working with our partners around the world. This work is closely aligned with the goals and objectives of the president’s PREPARE Action Plan.

… Before closing, I would be remiss to not underline the vital role of public health in making the case for climate change mitigation – both with regard to pollution, and to zoonotic spillover.

… In that same vein, another important focus for public health is addressing zoonotic spillover.

It is essential that we take a “One Health” approach to addressing this existential issue.

The One Health framework integrates a multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approach that sees the connection among the health of people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.

One key lesson from One Health is that an ounce of prevention is usually better than – and much cheaper than – a pound of cure.

In the case of zoonotic spillover, well-managed conservation efforts are an excellent example of primary prevention that we are actively supporting.

This is especially true when they: engage and address the needs of local and indigenous communities, curb illegal wildlife trafficking, and promote rigorous disease surveillance…