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From the Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), welcome to the Global Health Dictionary. 📖🌐

This project aims to explain some of the most common (and sometimes complex) terms we use on a daily basis.

All the definitions and materials have been created by our Communications team in collaboration with the Centre’s researchers 💻🔍. As we can’t cover all the terms used in science and medicine, we will focus on those that are most relevant to our scientific agenda. 🗓️

But… it’s not finished yet! The dictionary will continue to be updated as we add new words and resources. Stay tuned! ✨

TODAY’S WORD IS…

Climate change
What is climate change and what causes it? Climate change refers to the long-term alteration of the Earth’s climate patterns . These changes can unfold over decades, centuries or even thousands of years, until the climate system reaches a new state of balance. Throughout Earth’s history, there have been natural climate shifts driven by factors such as variations in the planet’s orbit, changes in solar activity, major volcanic eruptions and meteorite impacts. One example is the last Ice Age ,...
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