Join us to hear from Professor Yongabi Anchang on mitigating the mental health impact of climate change.
On 16 March, 12pm – 1pm GMT, Professor Kenneth Yongabi Anchang will present on his research.
To join online, please click the Livestream link on the left at 12pm on 16 March.
Hosted by Dr Emma Lawrance for the Climate Cares programme, Professor Yongabi Anchang will deliver a seminar titled “Mitigating mental health impacts of climate change through Disruptive Health Literacy: Lessons for the Global Health Community from the Ibanikom Project Africa”.
After the presentation, we will welcome questions from attendees.
To join online, please click the Livestream link on this page at 12pm on 16 March.
Biography
Professor Kenneth Yongabi Anchang is a distinguished specialist in public health, infectious diseases and phyto-biotechnology with over 150 scientific publications, more than a 120 conference papers and proceedings, three books, plus a breadth of experience that covers workshops, as well as consultancies including WHO HPD, Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria, African Union Scientific Research and Innovation Council, DANIDA, DFID, UNDP and UNESCO.
Professor Anchang’s research covers the African public health systems where he has demonstrated through pilot projects the public health reality required for Africa, and afro-centric health literacy demonstration projects rooted in indigenous knowledge in combating climate change related mental grief. In 2020 he received the Marc Bopelet Gold Medal for distinguished research contributions in Africa from the Cameroon Academy of Sciences.
He is a professor at Imo State University in Nigeria and an adjunct professor, Head of Department for Public Health, Dean of School of Health Sciences, and Director of the University Centre of Excellence for promoting Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom, Claretian University of Nigeria.
Professor Anchang is an experienced speaker, who has delivered more than 100 invited keynote lectures at national and regional meetings.
About Climate Cares
Climate Cares is a team of researchers, designers, policy-makers and educators aiming to understand and support mental health in the current climate and ecological crises. Our vision is for individuals, communities and healthcare systems to have the knowledge, tools, and resources to become resilient to the mental health impacts of climate change.
Climate Cares is a collaboration between the Institute of Global Health Innovation and the Grantham Institute – two of Imperial College London’s seven Global Challenge Institutes established to promote inter-disciplinary working and to meet some of the greatest challenges faced by society.
Photo credit: Jerry Chidi / Climate Visuals