CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASES ILLNESS RISKS
Worsening weather conditions due to climate change and other factors have increased health risks a hundredfold and according to a journal published by The Lancet, overall findings indicate that climate change has adversely affected people’s health in various ways.
The effects of climate change resulted in the rise in cases of dehydration and heatstroke. At the same time, floods facilitated the spread of Cholera and the introduction of Dengue fever and the Zika virus disease in temperate countries like France, Spain and Croatia.
In the Philippines, warming temperatures due to climate change created favorable conditions for vector-borne diseases like dengue, while heavy rains allowed the spread of more breeding areas for dengue-barring mosquitoes.
The effects of climate change resulted in the rise in cases of dehydration and heatstroke.
As an added protection for risks brought about by both the pandemic and other illnesses such as Dengue, Filipinos are also encouraged to observe the minimum health protocols, remove stagnant water from storage containers, and keep their areas clean.
Malayan Insurance Co. Inc. has rolled out Vital Cover, an insurance plan to help manage the ill effects of modern-day diseases like Dengue, Chikungunya, the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), as well as accidents.
Vital Cover is a 5-in-1 Covid-19 cash assistance product that provides loss of life and hospitalization cover to Covid-19. It also provides insurance protection against accidents, and hospitalization for Dengue or Chikungunya.
Malayan Insurance vice chairperson Yvonne S. Yuchengco meanwhile warned that climate change is a global crisis with disturbing health implications.