Prudence Foundation and UNICEF Philippines partner to protect children from climate-related health risks

Prudence Foundation, the community investment arm of Prudential plc, and UNICEF Philippines have have launched a new partnership to help protect children and communities in the Philippines from the growing health impacts of climate change.

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Through the REACH programme, the collaboration aims strengthen health and social protection systems so they can better respond to climate-related risks such as extreme heat and air pollution that disproportionately affect children.

REACH, which stands for Resilience, Environment, and Child Health - Strengthening Health and Social Protection Systems in the Philippines, will support efforts to develop climate-adaptive primary health care systems, strengthen preparedness and response to heat stress and air pollution, and enhance shock-responsive social protection mechanisms for vulnerable families.

The programme will be implemented by UNICEF Philippines in partnership with the Department of Health, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Climate Change Commission, and local government units in Metro Manila and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.