"Leptospirosis can be more serious in certain populations, including pregnant individuals, and may pose risks to both the pregnant person and the fetus," Department of Health spokesperson Adam LeFebvre told CG. "However, the risk can be managed with precautions and early medical care."
"In emergency settings, there is rarely enough time to conduct full household surveys or collect detailed information, and field teams often face staffing, funding, and logistical constraints," study co-author Sonia Akter told CG. "The survey instrument overcomes these challenges."
Mothers displaced by floods across Kenya have shared accounts of infant illness, insufficient food, and decreased breastmilk supplies. One mom was forced to carry her newborn above rising waters. CG heard from Susan Onyango and Hellen Wanjohi-Opil, experts based in Nairobi, about the path forward.
"Participants consistently described chest binding during extreme heat as physically exhausting and, at times, unsafe," researchers Arnav Singh Rana and Sahil Jamal Siddiqui told CG, also noting methods for mitigating discomfort and protecting well-being.
Keya Khandaker of Plan International told CG about the research documenting the lives of girls in Benin, Brazil, Cambodia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, the Philippines, Togo, Uganda, and Vietnam.
"We are actively recruiting partners to do this across the United States," the organization's senior campaigner, Kelley Dennings, told CG.
"We did not directly address this through these separate papers," study lead author David Luglio told CG, "but it is also important to understand if and how these wildfire and heat effects on autism development combine, especially given that they will likely co-occur in the future."
"Discussions have been held on strengthening and expanding emergency response packages ... and DoDMA has been very supportive of more comprehensive, gender-responsive approaches to disaster recovery," Pamela Kuwali of CARE Malawi told CG.
"Our research reveals an encouraging finding: Social safety net programs can substantially buffer households against climate-induced violence," Leah Lakdawala told CG about her team's study on impacts in the Peruvian Highlands.
"Fundamental to abortion care is … infrastructure," Marisa Falcon, a practical support organization expert, told CG on the threshold of a major winter storm expected to bring power outages, transit disruptions, and business closures to much of the U.S.
"Cyclone Ditwah has disrupted essential health services and increased risks of gender-based violence. ... we are scaling up life-saving services and restoring facilities to ensure no one is left behind."
Researcher Cara Schulte told CG about conditions at mills in Pakistan that supply brands popular in the U.S. and Europe, highlighting experiences of women workers. "Hard to imagine someone feeling good about buying a sweater ... if they’d seen a worker vomit or faint in the heat while making it."
