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WHO launches video series on air pollution and health:

WebReading Time: 2 minutes The World Health Organization has launched a video series on air pollution and health as part of activities to …

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Methane’s links to respiratory diseases strengthens the …

WebBreathing ozone damages human lung tissues. The Global Burden of Disease estimates ozone was responsible for 11% of deaths from chronic respiratory disease (COPD) in 2019. Studies have estimated that …

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Training health workers on air pollution for healthier populations:

WebReading Time: 4 minutes Most health professionals’ training curricula do not sufficiently address the health impacts of air pollution. Only 11% of medical schools …

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What are the W.H.O Air Quality Guidelines

WebReading Time: 4 minutes The World Health Organization’s Air Quality Guidelines (AQG) serve as a global target for national, regional and city governments to …

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35 cities commit to clean air, protecting the health of …

WebReading Time: 2 minutes The Mayors of 35 cities around the world today announced a pledge to meet WHO air quality guidelines by 2030, delivering clean air for the more than 140 million people living in …

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WHO launches directory of resources for planning healthy …

WebReading Time: 3 minutes In an effort to address the pressing global challenges from environmental risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled …

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First Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health to sound “Call …

WebReading Time: 2 minutes Governments, urban mayors and civil society at the first World Health Organization Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health this …

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Breathe life Clean Air. Healthy Future.

WebBreatheLife is a new campaign from the World Health Organization and Climate & Clean Air Coalition working with local leaders and everyday people to halve the nearly 7 million …

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Urban planning crucial for better public health in cities:

WebReading Time: 3 minutes As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to highlight the importance of safe distancing in cities, a new sourcebook launched by WHO and UN …

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More than 11,000 hospitals join net zero emissions race:

WebReading Time: 2 minutes Ahead of COP26, Health Care Without Harm, has announce that over 50 health organizations, collectively representing more than 11,500 …

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Delhi Declares “Public Health Emergency” As City

WebReading Time: 5 minutes This is a Health Policy Watch story. Delhi declared a public health emergency as air pollution levels soared on Friday, while Chief Minister …

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“We call it climate change. It’s more like a global health crisis”:

WebMoreover, in countries like the United States and the United Kingdom, eliminating air pollution would save the economy 4% of GDP per year in averted health …

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World Cities Day event focuses on how health, climate and urban …

WebReading Time: 3 minutes Reducing air pollution can be as beneficial to human health as to climate change, said experts during a webinar on World Cities Day, …

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Mexico City’s 25-year journey to better air raises life expectancy

WebReading Time: 4 minutes In the 25 years to 2015, Mexico City added 3.2 to 3.4 years to the average life expectancy of its citizens and saved 22,500 to 28,000 lives, …

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First comprehensive air quality management plan for the Greater …

WebReading Time: 3 minutes An estimated 440 lives could be saved per year from the clutches of respiratory and cardiovascular disease, and five thousand asthma …

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Green spaces improve air quality

WebReading Time: 5 minutes There is an increasing interest in green space as an intervention to improve public health. Green spaces integrated into cities provide …

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9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air:

WebReading Time: 3 minutes Nine out of ten people worldwide breathe polluted air, which causes a whopping seven million deaths, largely in low- to middle-income …

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Pollution Pods connect the dots among air pollution, climate …

WebReading Time: 3 minutes Air quality is difficult to visualize, making it easy to forget and thus a challenge to keep at the top of people’s minds– but one artist has given …

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