ABOUT THE STUDY:
The deadly link between COVID-19 and air pollution
People living in high-pollution cities are more likely to have compromised respiratory, cardiac and other systems – and are therefore more vulnerable to COVID-19’s impacts.
Air Pollution
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Health Care Without Harm’s India partners take innovative approach to COVID-19 and gain global attention
In addition to developing materials for training medical professionals on public health impacts of air pollution under the Climate and Health Air Monitoring Project (CHAMP), the team at PGI Chandigarh and PU have also been developing ideas that would reach the message of air pollution and health to the masses. The team led by Dr. Ravindra Khaiwal (School of Public Health, PGI) and Dr. Suman Mor (Department of Environmental Studies, PU) zeroed in on children between the age groups of 6-14 years based on discussions with their children aged 8 and 14 and the CHAMP team members.
Mobilizing hospitals to monitor air pollution and communicate the health impacts: The Chennai pilot
In 2017 one of Health Care Without Harm’s partner organizations in India initiated an innovative pilot to work with a local hospital to install low-cost air pollution monitors and engage its leaders and staff in the public discourse on air pollution.
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By Bindu Shajan Perappadan, The Hindu
Dr. Arvind Kumar from the Lung Care Foundation discusses COVID-19 and air pollution
Our partner in India - the Lung Care Foundation through our joint Doctors for Clean Air initiative - has been out front in the national media highlighting the added vulnerability of air pollution impacted communities to COVID-19. They have quickly mobilized their expertise and resources, and used their strong foundation on public engagement, to share the implications of the coronavirus especially for individuals living in highly polluted communities.
Health Care Without Harm’s India partners take innovative approach to COVID-19 and gain global attention
Colleagues at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh (PGI) and Panjab University (PU) transformed a superhero comic character who fights air pollution - which they were developing as part of a Health Care Without Harm project - into the central character in a comic book to educate children about the coronavirus.
HCWH PARTNER IN INDIA | Health Care Sector in India Rises to the Dual Challenge of Air Pollution and Climate Change
Health care sector in India rises to the dual challenge of air pollution and climate change
From public awareness campaigns to inter-ministerial dialogues: the work with partners in India show widespread outreach and engagement on air pollution and climate change.
Health care sector in India rises to the dual challenge of air pollution and climate change
From public awareness campaigns to inter-ministerial dialogues: the work with partners in India show widespread outreach and engagement on air pollution and climate change.
