Oliver Wyman September 5, 2024
Urgent action is needed to build resilient health systems, including early warning systems and collaboration to safeguard public health during crises.
Last January at Davos, Oliver Wyman and the World Economic Forum warned policymakers and the health sector about the death, disability, disease, and displacement that will be among the worst consequences of global warming over the next quarter of a century. Based on the findings of our study, Quantifying the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health, climate change may spawn a long-term health crisis that would challenge the resilience of the global public health system and healthcare industry. Because of this devastation, the global economy and health system will rack up losses of more than $12.5 trillion. Making...