Climate Pulmonology: When Pulmonologists Can Mitigate Climate Change and Air Pollution

Paula Teresa Sta Maria

doi:10.70172/pjcd.v22i1.10547

Authors

Paula Teresa F. Sta Maria, MD Divine Word Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70172/pjcd.v22i1.10547

Keywords:

climate pulmonology, climate change, air pollution, mitigation, sustainability

Abstract

The healthcare sector is mobilized into the frontline to address climate-related disasters and diseases but at the same time produces a lot of greenhouse gases. Climate pulmonology seeks to equip pulmonologists with the basic science of climate change and air pollution, and their impact on people and planetary health. A solid background on this issue will empower lung specialists to narrate the climate story to stakeholders and move towards a sustainable future.

Author Biography

Paula Teresa F. Sta Maria, MD, Divine Word Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte

Department of Internal Medicine

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