Vanessa Kerry founded Seed Global Health to address health care disparities worldwide, exacerbated by climate change. The organization trains health workers in Sierra Leone, Malawi, Uganda, and Zambia to improve health care systems. Kerry emphasizes the importance of investing in strong health systems and the role of a well-trained workforce in transforming health outcomes. She believes that climate change is a human security issue, impacting health and productivity. Despite potential deprioritization of climate change by the US government, Kerry stresses the need to invest in resilient health care systems to address the effects of extreme weather events and ensure access to quality care.
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