Household Air Pollution Takes Centre-stage at WHO Conference in Colombia

Household Air Pollution Takes Centre-stage at WHO Conference in Colombia

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Household air pollution from biomass fuels is the lowest-hanging fruit for India's National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), and it is already included as a sectoral priority, said Kalpana Balakrishnan, Director of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health. World News | Household Air Pollution Takes Centre-stage at WHO Conference in Colombia.

The air quality assessment is determined once a year for the previous calendar year, and the State Hydrometeorological Institute explained that the report is submitted by the end of April of the current year.

Clean Air Task Force welcomes the UK as co-chair of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition

Clean Air Task Force (CATF) welcomes the announcement that the UK will serve as co-chair of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). This appointment signals the UK’s commitment to tackling short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as methane, black carbon, and hydrofluorocarbons. CATF stands ready to support CCAC’s efforts to advance bold, science-driven action that addresses these critical pollutants and delivers tangible benefits for the…

CARTAGENA, Colombia – Forty-seven million professionals, patients and health advocates from around the world signed a petition for clean air to be considered a public health priority, indicated at the close of the second World Conference on Atmospheric Pollution in this Colombian city. “We call on [...] This article Millions of professionals from around the world cry out for clean air was originally published in IPS News Agency

Spotlight On Increasing Evidence Of Air Pollution’s Impact On Mental Health In Colombia - Health Policy Watch

Air pollution has been linked to poor brain development, as well as a higher risk of dementia and stroke. A link has also been established between exposure to air pollution and depression as well as higher suicide rates. The subject received attention at the second WHO’s global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, […]

Cartagena (Colombia), 27 Mar (EFEverde).- The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has recalled that air pollution kills about seven million people a year worldwide, so he has considered that it is "one of the greatest threats to health and the environment of our time." The head of the WHO has made this warning during his intervention at the world conference on atmospheric pollution in the Colombia…