01125nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260000800042653001900050653001800069100001100087700001500098700001000113700002200123700001800145700001100163245008700174856005900261300001000320520056300330022001400893       2020                            d  bBMJ10aClimate change10aGlobal health1 aHess J1 aBoodram LG1 aPaz S1 aStewart Ibarra AM1 aWasserheit JN1 aLowe R00aStrengthening the global response to climate change and infectious disease threats  uhttps://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/371/bmj.m3081.full.pdf  am30813 aGlobal health leaders have identified climate change as the greatest health challenge of the 21st century. Impacts on infectious disease are a particular concern: there is growing evidence that some of the greatest health impacts of climate change are, and will continue to be, on the emergence, re-emergence, and spread of infectious diseases. For at least two decades, global assessments have highlighted the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to invest more substantially in climate and health, including surveillance, preparedness, and response.  a1756-1833