The role of health workers in Kenya's Net-Zero transition: a Mixed-Methods study on healthcare system climate change mitigation and adaptation.

ABSTRACT: Climate change presents a critical challenge to healthcare systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya. Health workers are key to leading the transition toward a sustainable, climate-resilient healthcare system. This mixed-methods study explores the perceptions, knowledge, and roles of Kenyan health workers in mitigation and adaptation in healthcare. An online questionnaire, completed by 118 health workers, explored their understanding of climate change's impacts on health, the healthcare system's role in emissions reduction and adaptation, and current practices. A subsequent focus group discussion delved deeper into the identified themes, with a particular focus on education of health workers to support climate action. The findings reveal that while health workers

SUBMITTER: Blom IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12681247 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature