Air quality
Air quality is important, pollution can impact human health and exposure to it can affect everyone. There are lots of ways to protect yourself from indoor and outdoor air pollution.
#BreatheCleanAir
A combined action on air quality by medical societies and patient organisations
There is a pressing need for action on air quality, both in terms of awareness and education, and in order to take active measures to reduce pollution levels.
• Air quality in many countries is much worse than what WHO recommends in its current Air Quality Guidelines;
• Poor air quality has considerable health effects;
• For many vulnerable populations, not enough is being done;
• Patients, doctors and the public are not properly informed about the short- and long-term health effects of air pollution; and
• Patients and doctors lack knowledge on how to prevent the health effects of air pollution.
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