Kamkuemah, MonikaAyo-Yusuf, Olalekan AbdulwahabOni, Tolu2025-01-222025-01-222024-04Kamkuemah M, Ayo-Yusuf O, Oni T. Future proofing health in response to climate change and rapid urbanisation in Africa. BMJ. 2024 Apr 8;385:e076476. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076476.0959-8138 (print)1756-1833 (online)10.1136/bmj-2023-076476http://hdl.handle.net/2263/100231Community oriented, integrated climate and health systems should include indigenous knowledge systems and capitalise on Africa’s young demographic, harnessing mobile technology to unleash a cadre of youth community climate health workers, argue Monika Kamkuemah and colleagues.en© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2024. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution IGO License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0/igo/).UrbanisationYouth MobilisationSDG-03: Good health and well-beingSDG-15: Life on landClimate changeHealth systemIndigenous knowledgeArticle