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City air pollution dropped by 28% in Bengaluru during Covid-19 lockdown, new analysis reveals
The analysis of air quality data by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), collected by Bengaluru’s Healthy Air Coalition, shows that air pollution during the Covid-19 lockdown period, measured as PM2.5, was reduced by an average of 28% [1]. Additional analysis of satellite data confirms the downward trend in emissions during lockdown.
Unprecedented air pollution emergency hits Delhi
On Friday 1st November, a public health emergency was declared in Delhi because of sever air pollution levels. Schools are shut until 5/11. Local authorities are distributing masks free of cost, people should stay indoor and get air purifiers, despite some families...
Breathe Easy
May 7 is World Asthma Day. I was 6 when I had my first asthma attack. The initial trigger wasn’t clear but there were the usual suspects; house mites, cat allergens, family stress, London air quality. This wasn’t the pea soup smog of the 1950s, but rather the late sixties when private car use sky-rocketed and transport emissions replaced smoke from household fires as a primary pollutant.
BBMP Inaugurates the Launch of the Healthy Air Coalition Bengaluru
A collaboration with the St John’s Research Institute Bengaluru, April 5, 2019: The launch ofHealthy Air Coalition Bengalurukicked off with an inaugural ceremony held at the St. John’s Research Institute, Koramangala. Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike...
Health professionals in the San Joaquin Valley demand clean and safe air for their patients:
Unmask My City initiative launches in Fresno, where the childhood asthma rate is double the national average
Health Professionals Call to ‘Unmask’ Fresno and Cut Air Pollution
Media Contacts: Yanni Gonzalez, Communications Director Central California Asthma Coalition (559) 471-0126 [email protected] Health Professionals Call to ‘Unmask’ Fresno and Cut Air Pollution ...
WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives by bike to plenary session
World Health Organization's Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives to UN plenary session by bike with clear message. Active mobility is a win-win for air pollution and better health With JP Amaral from @BikeAnjo...
Cities, Air Pollution, Climate Change and Health: the health sector as a leader for change
The Editor in Chief of the British Medical Journal, Fiona Godlee; WHO’s Director of Public Health, Environment and Social Determinants of Health, Dr. Maria Neira; and Dr. Arvind Kumar, Founder Trustee of Lung Care Foundation, India to hear the latest from First WHO...
Seven
Seven days in the week. Seven deadly sins. Seven million people die every year from air pollution. That’s more than the number of deaths from malaria, AIDS and TB combined. Seven, a lucky number? Air pollution causes and aggravates respiratory conditions such as...
In anticipation of the global conference on air & health
By АЛЕКСАНДЪР Air pollution has been a burning issue ever since humans discovered how to make fire. Today, nine out of 10 people around the globe are exposed to indoor and/or ambient air pollution that exceeds World Health Organization safety levels. So it might come...
Cities, air pollution, climate change and health: Scaling up solutions
14 September, 2018
14:00 -16:00
San Francisco, United States,
Asia meeting room, ClimateWorks Foundation
Evening Standard: New LED masks glow in the face of pollution to combat London’s toxic air crisis
Glowing face masks have been designed to highlight the urgency of solving London’s toxic air crisis.
Doctors and patient groups launch Unmask My City initiative to clean up Sofia’s air
A coalition of nine doctor and health organisations has joined the global Unmask My City initiative, calling for greater urgency in achieving clean air in Sofia, Unmask My City (UMC) initiative said in a statement, adding that the Bulgarian capital is one of the most polluted cities in the whole European Union (EU).
Unmask My City initiative launches in Bulgaria to clean up Sofia’s air
Brussels/Sofia, 31 May 2018 - A coalition of nine doctor and health organisations has today joined the global Unmask My City initiative, calling for greater urgency in achieving clean air in Sofia. The Bulgarian capital is one of the most polluted cities in the whole...
#UnmaskMyCity: why psychiatrists should care about air pollution
Unmask My City is a campaign led by healthcare professionals to call on governments around the world to act on air pollution. It launched globally in 10 cities on the 1st of May 2017 and is coordinated by The Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) and its...
Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change – 2017 report
The 2017 report of The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change shows that climate change is already a critical public health issue. Its findings outline the various ways climate change is affecting the health of people across the planet today.
Podcast – The Lancet Countdown
Nick Watts discusses the Lancet Countdown paper about importance of climate change to health, and tracking alterations to create positive changes for human health.
Chennai chokes on Deepavali, air pollution at hazardous levels
Deepavali saw Chennai choking from toxic fumes. The city was smothered in a blanket of dense smog on Wednesday as Chennai recorded one of the highest levels of air pollution across India. According to the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) data, the monitoring...
Emissions from Eskom and Sasol killing Highveld residents – report
People on the Highveld are dying prematurely and suffering from respiratory and cardiac illnesses because of the government’s controversial non-enforcement of minimum emission standards for Eskom and Sasol. This is one of the findings released on Monday in a damning...
Christiana Figueres: The Air Is Making Us Sick, But We Could Fix It
Rising air pollution levels in our cities that impact the health of people and planet are becoming impossible to ignore. So much so that China closed the last working coal power plant in Beijing this March, paving the way to a future of clean energy and air for its...
Asthma patients urge EU member states to stop ignoring air quality rules
Organisations representing asthma patients have called on the EU governments to stick to their air quality commitments to protect citizens’ health and public budgets. On the occasion of the World Asthma Day (2 May), asthma patients heated up the debate on indoor and...
Chennai’s air pollution alarmingly toxic: Study
CHENNAI: A study conducted by the Coastal Resource Centre has revealed that the air quality in Chennai is alarmingly toxic. Shattering the commonly held belief that only industrial regions and parts of north Chennai need to worry about air pollution, the study showed...
CAMPANHA GLOBAL CONTRA POLUIÇÃO DO AR MOBILIZA PROFISSIONAIS DE SAÚDE EM BUSCA DE SOLUÇÕES NAS CIDADES
Governos de todo o mundo precisam assumir o enfrentamento da poluição do ar: combatê-la teria impacto positivo na saúde, nas economias, no trânsito e no enfrentamento da mudança do clima 4 de maio, São Paulo – Médicos e profissionais de saúde de todo o mundo lançam em...
Chcemy czystego powietrza. Zaczęła się kampania Demaskujemy Smog
W kampanię Demaskujemy Smog (Unmask My City), która objęła 10 krajów na pięciu kontynentach, zaangażowali się przedstawiciele organizacji lekarskich i specjaliści zdrowia publicznego. Także z Polski. Artykuł otwarty w ramach bezpłatnego limitu prenumeraty cyfrowej...
Campanha mobiliza médicos em combate à poluição nas cidades
A poluição do ar atmosférico é responsável por uma em cada nove mortes no mundo Em todo o mundo, 92% das pessoas vivem em locais que não atendem às diretrizes da Organização Mundial da Saúide (OMS) para a qualidade do ar. Além disso, a poluição é responsável por uma...
Unmask My City: Because everyone deserves clean air and a stable climate
Unmask My City launches today, which is World Asthma Day, to raise awareness of the threat of air pollution on health. This month, APHA’s Year of Climate Change and Health is looking at air quality and climate change, and our guest bloggers explore this topic in...
Advocates urge public action on Utah air quality
(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Local healthcare professionals attend the Unmask My City: Air Quality, Climate Change and Your Health event at Impact Hub on Tuesday. Environment » With new EPA ruling, groups urge residents and lawmakers to press for clean air...
Air quality: the best of Guardian readers’ photography; The Guardian
Part of the Unmask My City air pollution and health campaign, the mask changes colour dynamically according to local air pollution levels, with the yellow mask here showing pollution is at least double World Health Organization standards for healthy air Picture editor Paul Bellsham: The light on the face mask is an interesting innovation. The composition on this shot feels awkward, the man on the right looking out of the frame.
Unmasking Our Cities From Air Pollution Will Require Local, State, and Federal Climate Solutions; Common Dreams
With its pristine landscapes and world-class skiing, you might not expect to see Salt Lake City spotlighted in a global campaign on dirty air. Yet winter conditions trap pollution from vehicle emissions, buildings, homes and industries, intermittently earning Salt...
Unmask my city and improve our health; European Public Health Alliance
by Zoltán Massay-Kosubek Air pollution is one of the major public health challenges of our time. The public health context in terms of protecting EU citizens’ health and reducing the chronic disease burden and its associated costs to healthcare systems is a vital...