Marking one year of the Lancet Countdown Africa
As the Centre marks its first anniversary, we reflect on what has been achieved and what must come next.
Read more about the Lancet Countdown Africa.
Read our first publication
The paper aims to inform African policy makers on climate change and health in the region.
Published in The Lancet.
What does the Lancet Countdown do?
We work to ensure that health is at the centre of how decision makers understand and respond to climate change. Through high-quality scientific data, we work to inform policies that can maximise the health benefits of climate action, and enable a world in which all populations can thrive.
Who funds the Lancet Countdown?
The Lancet Countdown operates with strategic and financial support from Wellcome, a politically and financially independent global charitable foundation.
Wellcome supports science to solve the urgent health issues facing everyone. Its Climate and Health program seeks to generate the health evidence for policy action that protects health from climate change.
What is the Lancet Countdown’s history?
The 2015 Lancet Commission concluded that ‘tackling climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century’. In 2016 the Lancet Countdown was formed to provide a global academic collaboration with the ability to track and monitor progress on health and climate change, and engage policymakers and health professionals in maximising this opportunity.
Who contributes to the Lancet Countdown?
Our work is led by almost 300 health professionals, scientists and researchers, at more than 50 leading academic centres and UN agencies across the world. The collaboration brings together world-class experts from a range of disciplines, including health and epidemiology, climate science, engineering, agriculture, transport, economics, and social and political sciences.
Our Regional Centres
The Lancet Countdown is made up of individuals and organisations from all over the world, that are committed to changing the way we think about climate change and health. Our Regional Centres in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) expand on our global data monitoring and analysis, looking at the local and national implications on public health.
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