by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 10, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
The Ministry of Health has launched National Programme on Climate Change and Human Health (NPCCHH) at National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with the objective to create awareness, capacity building, health sector preparedness and response and partnerships...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 4, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Air pollution was deemed the second largest risk factor leading to deaths and disability in Bangladesh in 2019, with four out of the top five causes of total deaths being directly associated with its exposure. Dhaka: Bangladesh’s economic losses from ambient air...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 3, 2022 | Facts, Health
“Our research has indicated that those people that live in areas of higher traffic-related air pollution are at greater risk of having multiple health conditions. People with more than one long-term health condition have a lower quality of life and greater dependence...
by AIP Online Bureau | Nov 10, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Air pollution can affect the health of the pregnant woman and the developing baby. Pollutants in the air can cross the placenta, affecting the placenta’s health, and disrupting the baby’s development. Toxic air can also increase the risk of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 14, 2022 | Facts, Health, Non-Life
‘Measuring the health effects of air pollution is complicated,’ said study lead author Professor Patrick Brown, from the University of Toronto in Canada Exposure to high levels of fine air pollution particles (PM2.5) in India may have a smaller impact on...
