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Climate change and communicable diseases in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries

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EPIDEMICS
Volume 42, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.epidem.2023.100667

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Climate change; Communicable disease; Middle East

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A review of existing literature indicates that climate change will have a significant impact on the spread of communicable diseases. However, there is a lack of research specifically focusing on how this will be observed in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). This report highlights the unique public health challenges faced by the GCC countries in the future and emphasizes the need for increased investment in public health research and disease surveillance.
A review of the extant literature reveals the extent to which the spread of communicable diseases will be significantly impacted by climate change. Specific research into how this will likely be observed in the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is, however, greatly lacking. This report summarises the unique public health challenges faced by the GCC countries in the coming century, and outlines the need for greater investment in public health research and disease surveillance to better forecast the imminent epidemiological landscape. Significant data gaps currently exist regarding vector occurrence, spatial climate measures, and communicable disease case counts in the GCC - presenting an immediate research priority for the region. We outline policy work necessary to strengthen public health interventions, and to facilitate evidence-driven mitigation strategies. Such research will require a transdisciplinary approach, utilising existing cross-border public health initiatives, to ensure that such investigations are well-targeted and effectively communicated.

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