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At the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), health emerged as a pivotal focus, with almost 50 Health Ministers and approximately 1,600 health professionals witnessing the inaugural inclusion of a Health Day in official programming. The multidimensional health impacts of climate change—such as changes in the distribution of infectious diseases, changing pollen seasons, and increased heat-related morbidity and mortality—evidently justify the need for this focus.