In part two of our dive into how droughts affect human health, our hosts bring you an article published in the British Medical Journal (October 2020), titled "Protecting health in dry cities: considerations for policy makers". The authors were Howard Frumkin, Maitreyi Bordia Das, Maya Negev, Briony C Rogers, Roberto Bertollini, Carlos Dora, Sonalde Desai. Tune in to learn what is meant by a 'healthy dry city’ and hear about some of the challenges of living in dry cities. You will also hear about ways in which we can conserve and promote health in these dry cities.
Article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2936
Hosts: Marc Futernick, Adesh Sundaresan