Assessing Sub-Saharan Africa's readiness to address the impact of climate change and health: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Climate change severely threatens global public health, with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) projected to experience profound impacts. This scoping review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of current research on climate change and its health implications in SSA while identifying research gaps and outlining the necessary resources and policy interventions to strengthen public health resilience in the region. Literature was retrieved from four databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase and Web of Science) using the keywords "climate change," "health," and "sub-Saharan Africa" and this study was conducted using the PRISMA framework. The inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed studies published in English between January 1, 2001, and August 1, 2024, that examined the effects of climate change in SSA, as

SUBMITTER: Kilungo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12604764 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature