WHO Director-General’s remarks at the launch of the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines

Inhaling dirty air increases the risk of respiratory diseases like pneumonia, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and increases the risk of severe COVID-19.It’s also a major cause of other noncommunicable diseases like ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and cancers.Air pollution is a health threat in all countries, but especially for vulnerable groups in low- and middle-income countries with poor air quality due to urbanization and rapid economic development, and air pollution in the home caused by cooking, heating and lighting.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/depictions-media--4208927/support.