African Journal of Primary Health & Family Medicine

1. Climate seasonality and the health and well-being of older adults in rural Busia and Kilifi Counties, Kenya: SENIORS study – protocol for a qualitative study
Constance S Shumba, Aprill Z Dawson, Wei Xu, Kizito Muchanga, Adelaide Lusambili
BMJ Open  vol: 15  issue: 10  first page: e103956  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103956

2. The influence of climate change on children attending primary care in Isiolo County, Northern Kenya
Beatrice W. Muhu, Christian L. Lokotola, Robert Mash
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine  vol: 18  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.4102/PHCFM.v18i1.5259

3. Assessing Sub-Saharan Africa’s readiness to address the impact of climate change and health: A scoping review
Aminata Kilungo, God’sgift Chukwuonye, Victor Okpanachi, Hussein Mohamed, James Colborn
PLOS One  vol: 20  issue: 11  first page: e0315482  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315482

4. Understanding the burden of poor health outcomes among climate-related migrant populations in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
Max Bobholz, Carly Schanock, Tinuola Oladebo, Crispus Mwemaho, Julius Ssentongo, Agnes Nyabigambo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Bryan Johnston, Roy Mayega, Wei Xu, John Bosco Isunju, Kirsten Beyer
Health & Place  vol: 101  first page: 103718  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2026.103718

5. The mental health impact of the climate and ecological crisis on vulnerable populations in Africa
Amy Lewins, Alasdair Churchard, Patrick Kennedy-Williams
Cogent Mental Health  vol: 4  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/28324765.2025.2500747

6. Climate change adaptation and mitigation in African health systems: a scoping review of research and policy translation
Mukhethwa Netshiombo, Óscar Brito Fernandes, Hans Ket, Nicolaas H Sperna Weiland, D Kringos
BMJ Open  vol: 16  issue: 9  first page: e119188  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119188

7. Addressing Climate Resilience in the African Region: Prioritizing Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-Being in Disaster Preparedness and Response Planning for Mainstream Communities and Migrants
Belayneh Fentahun Shibesh, Nidhi Nagabhatla
Climate  vol: 13  issue: 7  first page: 139  year: 2025  
doi: 10.3390/cli13070139

8. Building climate-resilient primary care: A convergent mixed-methods climate vulnerability and capacity assessment in the Cederberg subdistrict, South Africa
Robert Mash, Stacey Blows, Sa'ad Lahri, Melissa McRae, Christian Lokotola, Kiran Jobanputra, Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle
Public Health  vol: 252  first page: 106106  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106106

9. Towards a climate-resilient primary health care service
Christian L. Lokotola
South African Family Practice  vol: 65  issue: 1  year: 2023  
doi: 10.4102/safp.v65i1.5749

10. Reimagining nutrition education for pregnant adolescents in the face of climate change: a community approach
Fleur de Meijer, Mary Kimanthi, Susan Cheruiyot, Alex Makau Muia, Donnah Goga, Soulthy Azamkhan Mohamed, Cecilia Njoga, Catherine Gathu, Felix Agoi, Nelson Nyamu, Jacob Shabani
BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health  vol: 7  issue: 1  first page: 151  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1136/bmjnph-2023-000745

11. A Rapid Review of Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Health and Mental Well-Being in Africa
Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Lindiwe Zungu, Ronnie Chocko, Francis L. Hyera, Athini Nyatela, Siphamandla Gumede, Depika Dwarka , Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward
New Voices in Psychology  vol: 13  year: 2023  
doi: 10.25159/2958-3918/15604

12. Climate change, global health and the post-COVID world. Comments on Benatar (S Afr J Sci. 2022;118(11/12))
Robert Mash
South African Journal of Science  vol: 119  issue: 3/4  year: 2023  
doi: 10.17159/sajs.2023/15658

13. Exploring temperature and precipitation changes under future climate change scenarios for black and white rhinoceros populations in Southern Africa
Hlelowenkhosi S. Mamba, Timothy O. Randhir
Biodiversity  vol: 25  issue: 1  first page: 52  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1080/14888386.2023.2291133

14. How does climate change impact health in the African primary care context?
Christian Lueme Lokotola
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine  vol: 18  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.4102/PHCFM.v18i1.5474

15. Adaptation and mitigation for the planetary health crisis: A scoping review from the perspective of primary health care providers
Jacqueline Avanthay Strus, Joshitha Sankam, Samantha Green, Mckenzie Piper, Sabrina Richards, Kasey Knowles, Katie North, Leslie Solomonian
The Journal of Climate Change and Health  vol: 22  first page: 100440  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.joclim.2025.100440

16. Continuing professional development on climate change and primary care in Africa: Qualitative study
Robert Mash, Christian Lueme Lokotola
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine  vol: 17  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.4102/PHCFM.v17i1.4916