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expected to address studies of climate vulnerability in health, such as developing work in synergy with the
National Health Service for the implementation of actions in hospital centers. This goes hand in hand with
the development of safe hospitals (35).
The impact on climate change issues has taken another course being part of the process of importance
for the sector such as:
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Participation in the Climate Coalition July 2019.
• Participation in Graduates of Public Policies and Climate Change.
Participation in the Biennial update report (BUR) Report.
Participation in the national plan NDC.
Gender and Climate Change Action Plan (35).
ILLUSTRATION 3: Summary Strategic Axis 3 Health and Climate Change TCNCC (15)
Vulnerability of the health sector: The fifth IPCC report (1994b) stated, with a high level of confidence,
that vector-borne diseases will multiply in all altitudes and latitudes of the Latin American region,
and the Caribbean (LAC) due to changes in temperature and average and extreme precipitation. In the
Dominican Republic the existence and increase of several of these diseases such as Zika, Chikungunya
and Dengue have been observed. According to projections for the coming years, it is expected, a high
probability, an expansion over time and an increase in dengue cases due to the favorable conditions
for the appearance of the virus and therefore an increase in the probability of cases, that have already
begun to appear in various provinces of the country. It has been proven that the climate determined by
means of indexes constitutes an important determinant of numerous ecosystems (natural, human, etc.)
therefore any significant variation that it experiences, will bring changes in the load of microorganisms,
vectors, reservoirs and susceptible humans, generating in turn, changes in epidemiological patterns and
ecological indicators, bringing with it an increased risk of numerous diseases, mostly infectious.
Objective: to strengthen national and local health systems to protect human health from risks related to
climate change
Focus areas: 1) awareness and education; 2) to strengthen the capacity of prevention, recovery and
response of the health services; 3) to Focus areas: 1) awareness and education; 2) strengthen the capacity
of prevention, recovery and response of the health services; 3) promote that, in the short, medium and
long term, issues related to health and climate change are incorporated into national health plans; 4) to
strengthen research, generation and dissemination of knowledge regarding the health risks associated
with climate change; 5) to promote inter-institutional and intersectoral interdisciplinary alliances; 6) to
strengthen and promote the capacity of health systems to design, implement, monitor and evaluate
adaptation measures
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