HEALTH Minister Dr Lackram Bodoe says his ministry will establish formal inter-ministerial arrangements with the Ministry of Housing, along with other relevant ministries and agencies, to address the multi-faceted health impacts of climate change.

He was giving the keynote speech at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (Carpha) regional global outbreak alert and response network (GOARN) tier 1.5 training: Orientation to National and International Outbreak Response and Carpha Emergency Response Evaluation Workshop at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, Lady Young Road, Port of Spain, on August 18.

Bodoe said the plan would address effects “from heat-related illnesses and vector-borne diseases to the consequences of extreme weather events on water and food safety.