Uniting the Global Gastroenterology Community to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change and Non-Recyclable Waste

Climate change has been described as the biggest global health threat of the 21st century1 and has significant implications for gastrointestinal (GI) health and disease,2 which is the focus of this consensus commentary provided by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) Climate Change Working Group (CCWG). The CCWG has members from 18 countries representing high, medium, and low-income populations. The WGO includes gastroenterology societies from 108 countries, which represent more than 60,000 medical practitioner members.

Source: Gastroenterology - October 7, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Desmond Leddin, M. Bishr Omary, Andrew Veitch, Geoffrey Metz, Naima Amrani, Lars Aabakken, Raja Affendi Raja Ali, Mario Reis Alvares-Da-Silva, David Armstrong, Sedat Boyacioglu, Ye Chen, Reda Elwakil, Kwong-Ming Fock, Saeed S. Hamid, Govind Makharia, Finl Tags: Commentary Source Type: research