The World Health Organisation (WHO) on
Wednesday, May 2, said seven million people die
every year from exposure to polluted air.
According to a WHO report, ambient, or outdoor
air pollution alone caused some 4.2 million
deaths in 2016, while household air pollution
from cooking with polluting fuels and
technologies caused an estimated 3.8 million
deaths in the same period.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
those figures are on a par with the number of
deaths recorded in an earlier study published
two years ago.
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WHO said air pollution levels remain
dangerously high in many parts of the world.
New data showed that nine out of 10 people
breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.
According to the report, more than 90% of air
pollution-related deaths occur in low- and
middle-income countries, mainly in Asia and
Africa, followed by low- and middle-income
countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region,
Europe and the Americas.
“Air pollution threatens us all, but the poorest and most
marginalized people bear the brunt of the burden,” WHO
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
said.
“It is unacceptable that over 3 billion people – most of them
women and children – are still breathing deadly smoke
every day from using polluting stoves and fuels in their
homes.
“If we don’t take urgent action on air pollution, we will
never come close to achieving sustainable development,”
he said.
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The WHO recognises that air pollution is a
critical risk factor for non-communicable
diseases, causing an estimated one-quarter (24%)
of all adult deaths from heart disease, 25% from
strokes, 43% from chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease and 29% from lung cancer.
previously reported that the United
Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF)
said that only one out of four Nigerian children
receive recommended vaccination annually
across Nigeria.
The international agency said, although Nigeria
has made great strides in reducing the death of
children under the age of five from 158 to 120
per 1,000 births between 2011 and 2016, the
coverage of the main vaccines offered through
routine immunization has declined.
UNICEF in a statement said the immunization
coverage for pentavalent vaccine between the 36
states varies dramatically from 80% in Lagos to
3% in Sokoto.
Wednesday, May 2, said seven million people die
every year from exposure to polluted air.
According to a WHO report, ambient, or outdoor
air pollution alone caused some 4.2 million
deaths in 2016, while household air pollution
from cooking with polluting fuels and
technologies caused an estimated 3.8 million
deaths in the same period.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
those figures are on a par with the number of
deaths recorded in an earlier study published
two years ago.
accept 5% petrol levy - Workers fume
WHO said air pollution levels remain
dangerously high in many parts of the world.
New data showed that nine out of 10 people
breathe air containing high levels of pollutants.
According to the report, more than 90% of air
pollution-related deaths occur in low- and
middle-income countries, mainly in Asia and
Africa, followed by low- and middle-income
countries of the Eastern Mediterranean region,
Europe and the Americas.
“Air pollution threatens us all, but the poorest and most
marginalized people bear the brunt of the burden,” WHO
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
said.
“It is unacceptable that over 3 billion people – most of them
women and children – are still breathing deadly smoke
every day from using polluting stoves and fuels in their
homes.
“If we don’t take urgent action on air pollution, we will
never come close to achieving sustainable development,”
he said.
Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet!
The WHO recognises that air pollution is a
critical risk factor for non-communicable
diseases, causing an estimated one-quarter (24%)
of all adult deaths from heart disease, 25% from
strokes, 43% from chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease and 29% from lung cancer.
previously reported that the United
Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF)
said that only one out of four Nigerian children
receive recommended vaccination annually
across Nigeria.
The international agency said, although Nigeria
has made great strides in reducing the death of
children under the age of five from 158 to 120
per 1,000 births between 2011 and 2016, the
coverage of the main vaccines offered through
routine immunization has declined.
UNICEF in a statement said the immunization
coverage for pentavalent vaccine between the 36
states varies dramatically from 80% in Lagos to
3% in Sokoto.
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