TextOn February 2017, representatives of more than 5000 healthcare institutions and healthcare professionals that form the Health and Environment Leadership Platform (HELP) released a joint statement today calling for concerted action to reduce air pollution in India.
The Health and Environment Leadership Platform was also formally launched today by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) in partnership with Health Care Without Harm (HCWH).
Source: UK Health Alliance
For the first time major medical institutions - including the Royal Colleges of Nursing, Paediatrics, Physicians, and General Practitioners - will be coming together to discuss air pollution and climate change.
Facilitated by Health Care Without Harm’s Strategic Partner in South Africa, groundWork, climate change, energy choices, and air pollution were prominently featured at the Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference held in Durban on October 7-9, 2015.
Transportation is a major source of air pollution throughout the world, particularly in urban areas. Exposure to air pollutants can cause respiratory illnesses and increases in emergency room visits. Rising ground level ozone levels are also linked to higher temperatures in urban areas.
