Impact of Climate Change on Health in Africa: A Focus on Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract

Author:   Amal Saad-Hussein ,  Reda Elwakil ,  Kenza Khomsi
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Pages:   253
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Impact of Climate Change on Health in Africa: A Focus on Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract


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Author:   Amal Saad-Hussein ,  Reda Elwakil ,  Kenza Khomsi
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:  

9783031394683


ISBN 10:   3031394682
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   06 December 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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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 (2016–2020) and former Head of Environmental and Occupational Medicine Department (2011–2016), 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 2009–2015. 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 in Frontiers 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 Organization’s 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 Master’s in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and an engineering degree in Meteorology, Kenza’s expertise extends across various domains. Additionally, she is a certified coach (ICF-PCC), mentor, and trainer, integrating coaching methodologies into scientific research.

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