does climate change affect children's health? gates foundation ceo sussman said
2024-09-25
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brazilian president lula received the 17-color trophy from bill gates, co-chair of the bill & melinda gates foundation. this was the climax of the 2024 goal keepers conference held by the gates foundation on september 23, local time. lula won the 2024 global goal keepers award.
“the goalkeepers event brings together changemakers around the world supporting the sdgs to inspire and encourage each other to continue making progress,” said mark suzman, ceo of the gates foundation, at the event. “this year, our focus is on the more than 400 million children around the world who are not getting the nutrition they need to thrive. while climate change makes this challenge more difficult to address, progress is still possible. by scaling up existing tools, investing in promising research, and supporting leaders like the ones we are honoring today, we can ensure that all children can realize their full potential and build resilience to a warming world.”
lifting millions of brazilians out of poverty in 30 years
the gates foundation credits lula with launching the bolsa familia program during his first term, which lifted millions out of poverty over 30 years and reduced brazil’s national stunting rate from 37% to 7%. building on this program, lula championed the global alliance on hunger and poverty as brazil’s signature initiative during its g20 presidency. the initiative uses a variety of proven, proven strategies to improve food security, improve health, reduce poverty, and promote equality at scale.
public information shows that the 78-year-old lula was elected president of brazil for the third time in 2023. during his first term as president, he launched the largest anti-hunger program in brazilian history, the "family grant program." over the years, the program has benefited many brazilian families struggling on the poverty line.
in addition to lula, the conference also recognized 10 goal defenders, including dr. tahmeed ahmed, executive director of the bangladesh branch of the international center for cholera research.
a global call to action
according to a 2023 report by the world health organization, 148 million children worldwide are stunted, preventing them from reaching their full physical and mental potential; in addition, 45 million children are thin, facing a greater risk of stunting and death. these are the most serious manifestations of acute and chronic malnutrition and are irreversible.
a week before this year's goalkeepers conference, the gates foundation released its eighth annual goalkeepers report, "in the face of global warming, improving nutrition is urgent." the report points out that if no immediate global action is taken, climate change will cause an additional 40 million children to be stunted and 28 million children to be wasted between 2024 and 2050.
the report calls for a global recommitment to health spending, including donations to the gavi vaccine alliance, the global fund to fight aids, tuberculosis and malaria, and the child nutrition fund. "the child nutrition fund could be a game-changer," dr. víctor aguayo, director of child nutrition and development at unicef, wrote in the report. "it has the potential to address the child malnutrition crisis and transform philanthropy in the field of maternal and child nutrition."
(this article comes from china business network)
