Health gains reversed by geopolitical challenges, declining development funding: Soumya Swaminathan
Soumya Swaminathan highlighted the fragility of global health gains due to geopolitical challenges and declining development funding. She emphasized the impact of climate change on public health, particularly regarding maternal and child health. Swaminathan called for a broader understanding of health determinants beyond just healthcare facilities.
- ▪Soumya Swaminathan stated that progress in maternal and child health is being reversed due to geopolitical challenges and loss of development funding.
- ▪She noted that climate change significantly increases gender-based and domestic violence, disproportionately affecting women and their children.
- ▪Swaminathan emphasized that current responses to climate-related health risks are fragmented and need to address interconnected pathways.
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Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, said on Monday (May 18, 2026) that gains in global health achieved over recent decades are becoming increasingly fragile, while progress in maternal and child health is being reversed due to geopolitical challenges and declining development funding.Delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of the sixth annual Philanthropy Asia Summit (PAS) here, she said, “Some of the gains we have made in maternal and child health are getting reversed because of geopolitics and loss of development funding in many countries.” Philanthropy in Asia emerging as ‘risk capital’ for social innovation: ReportIncrease domestic violence“Gender-based violence and domestic violence increase significantly with climate change,…
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