Health plans must note climate change - Lesolle

He says although this winter may be very cold due to the recent heavy rains, in general, the winters have become warmer.

He says due to global warming, there will be a lot of changes such as a houseflies staying up until late or tsetse flies breeding more. Speaking at World Health Day commemorations yesterday, under the theme 'protecting health from climate change,' he said that there has been an increase in malaria, diarrhoea and hepatitis cases.  There is also an increase in storms and more cyclones.  He gave the example of the cyclones in the Mozambican channel.