Includes bibliographical references and index.

First, do no harm : climate change and the health sector / Divya Alexander

Section 1. Climate action by the health sector

Health sector leadership to combat climate change / Alexander Thomas, Divya Alexander, Girdhar Gyani

The role of health systems in the Indian and global context / Preeti Soni, Manish Pant

Strengthening healthcare delivery systems in low-income countries / Zerin Osho, Jagjeet Sareen

The climate change policy framework and allied programs in India / Rameshwar Sorokhaibam, Shikha Vardhan, Aakash Shrivastava

Section 2. The impact of climate change on health

Disease pandemics and the threat of microbial emergence / Lalit Kant, Gifty Immanuel, Jai Prakash Narain

Climate change and its impact on human health : an overview / Poornima Prabhakaran

Air pollution, climate change and the health sector : linkages and solutions / H. Paramesh, D. J. Christopher, Jyothi S. Menon

Nourish or Perish / the effect of climate change on food, nutrition and health / Manu Raj Mathur, Ameeka Shereen Lobo, Himanshi Pandey, Anjali Ganpule-Rao, K. Srinath Reddy

Gendered vulnerabilities and health inequities / Vanitha Kommu, Divya Alexander, Lakshmi Lingam

The consequences of climate change on vulnerable populations / Richa Sharma, R. Srikanth

Prioritising climate change and health : the current status of heat-health in India / Priya Dutta, Mahaveer Golechha, Dileep Mavalankar

Section 3. Reducing the climate footprint of the health sector

Climate-smart healthcare : what does it entail? / Josh Karliner, Shriram Manogaran

Green and resilient health infrastructure / Yatin Choudhary, Hari Kumar

Sustainable energy management in the health sector / Huda Jaffer, Harish Hande

Water stress and the effective management of water in the healthcare sector / Shyamala Mani, Samayita Ghosh, R. Srinivasan

Sustainable ways to manage waste in healthcare facilities / Ananya Tewari, Shyamala Mani

Sustainable transport solutions in the health sector / Shailendra P. Singh, Sundeep Singh Chauhan

Sustainable procurement in healthcare / Susan Wilburn, Ishika Jharia, Poornima Prabhakaran

Section 4. Climate action by allied sectors

Environmental sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry / Suman Sharma, Alba Tiley

Chemicals and climate : challenges for the health sector / Tracey Easthope, Megha Rathi

The paradox of plastics in healthcare and health / Swaminathan Sivaram, Aditi Roy, Swapan K. Ray

Causative and curative : the health sector's impact on climate change / Divya Alexander