This book provides detailed information on the impact of climate change on gastrointestinal and liver health and disease patterns on the African continent. It also discusses the adaptation measures required to mitigate these impacts and highlights the complex interplay between climate change and various forms of gut diseases, ranging from the spread of infectious diseases to emerging parasites. This volume is intended for both public health researchers, climate epidemiologists, gastroenterologists, hapatologists, and tropical medicine physicians seeking to develop a comprehensive understanding of the links between climate change and disease patterns in Africa. The ideas and findings covered in this book contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being and SDG 13: Climate Action.
Professor Amal Saad-Hussein(Corresponding editor)
Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Preventive Health
Department of Environmental& Occupational Medicine, Institute of Environment& Climate Change Research, National Research Centre, Egypt
Prof. Saad-Hussein obtained her Master and MD degrees in Public Health and Environmental Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. She was former Dean of Environment and Climate Change Research Institute (20162020) and former Head of Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department (20112016), National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt. She is a member of Climate Change National Committee, NationalCommittee of Toxicology, and the Environmental Research Council. She is expert and reviewer in WGII-IPCC and internal expert in the Central Administration of Climate Change, EEAA. She obtained several scientific prizes: Technological Creation Prize (2006), Prize of Environmental Research and Environmental Education (2007), and the Certificates of Excellence in Scientific Productions for years 20092015. She published around 81 international and 21 national publications, and she was the principal investigator of several national projects funded by ASRT, STDF, and NRC, in the field of environmental health impacts and design strategies for prevention and control.
Professor Reda Elwakil(Co-editor)
Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine
Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Prof. Reda Elwakil had his MD degree in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Tropical Medicine Department, Ain Shams University 1986. He worked actively in the same department in teaching, training, clinical practice, and research in the fields of tropical medicine, gastroenterology, hepatology, infectious diseases, and endoscopy since 1981. Currently, he is the permanent secretary of the African Middle East Association of Gastroenterology (AMAGE). He is a member of Climate Change and Clinical Research Committees in the WGO. He established the African Climate Group in AMAGE. Prof Elwakil worked as a guest editor for a special topic inFrontiers in Medicine Global Excellence in Gastroenterology Practice: Africa in 2022. He is the author of several papers published in peer-reviewed international journals in hepatology, gastroenterology, endoscopy, and climate change.
Assoc.-Professor Kenza Khomsi(Co-editor)
Associate Professor
Mohamed VI University for Health Sciences, Morocco
Kenza Khomsi is a climate and air quality expert focusing on the impact of air quality on health and its relationship with atmospheric circulation. She is a member of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology and holds the position of Deputy Chair for the Eastern Mediterranean chapter. Kenza also contributes to the World Health Organizations Global Air Pollution Technical Advisory Group. She has served as a coordinating lead author for the Africa integrated assessment of air pollution and climate change led by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. With a background including a PhD in Environmental Epidemiology and a PhD in Climatology, a Masters in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and an engineering degree in Meteorology, Kenzas expertise extends across various domains. Additionally, she is a certified coach (ICF-PCC), mentor, and trainer, integrating coaching methodologies into scientific research.
