One Move Can Change the World
Author 1: Nafisa Naaz Nisha Author 2: Priscilla Christina Natan Author 3: Muhammad Ardin Co-Author: Natasya Andia Brawijaya University, Indonesia
The world as we know has been changing for the past couple years. And yes numerous disasters along with health threats and diseases starts to emerge around us. Yet we still haven’ t take notice and still don’ t take it seriously. Everything that happen was actually because of our irresponsibility to take good care of our land.
The climate has changed and it’ s our fault. Even though we are Health Workers who’ s supposed to be couple of steps ahead others on the knowledge about its affection, we still don’ t do much to prevent the climate from changing. And without action, the global impacts of the climate change could just threaten the human race and damage the whole world.
Several impacts caused by the climate change could threat our health by affecting the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe and the weather we experience. The health effects of these disruptions include increased respiratory and cardiovascular disease, injuries and premature deaths related to extreme weather events, malaria, malnutrition, changes in the prevalence and geographical distribution of food and water-borne illnesses and other infectious diseases and threats to mental health.
We don’ t need to wait until it strikes our loved ones. So before that happens we need to make a change by doing small things around us and just start taking action! It will always be hard to move other people’ s feet, so why not willing to move ours; take a lead and encourage others to join our footsteps.
Contact details of Regional Chairperson AMSA-Indonesia Ananta Siddhi Prawara anantasiddhi @ gmail. com + 628 129 0187 030