Aire limpio, vidas saludables

The report argues that air pollution is a critical global health threat, causing 7 million premature deaths annually, and advocates for a systemic integration of air quality management within health systems. It outlines a five-part framework: conducting health impact assessments (HIAs), evaluating health system infrastructure and vulnerability, strengthening capacity through early warning systems and professional training, fostering intersectoral and transboundary leadership, and incorporating community needs into policy. Through global case studies, it demonstrates how tools like the WHO's AirQ+ software in Trinidad and Tobago, solarization of health centers in Chhattisgarh, India, and the transboundary haze management of ASEAN can reduce the health burden and improve system resilience.

• Air pollution is the second leading global risk factor for mortality, causing 7 million premature deaths per year, with nearly 90% of deaths in 2021 attributed to non-communicable diseases.
• The global economic cost of health damages from air pollution exposure is estimated by the World Bank at $8.1 trillion annually, which represents 6.1% of the global GDP.
• Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) using tools like the WHO's AirQ+ software allow governments to quantify health burdens and motivate policy action; in Trinidad and Tobago, this analysis revealed over 600 deaths among people aged 30 or older in 2019 were directly attributable to air pollution.
• In Chhattisgarh, India, the solarization of over 1,400 health centers reduced local air pollutants (PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides) by replacing diesel generators and improved energy resilience for critical services like vaccine cold chains.
• The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in India has established a national sentinel surveillance network for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) covering over 175 hospitals across 31 states to correlate health data with air quality levels.
• Regional cooperation through the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) and the Second Haze-Free Roadmap 2023-2030 utilizes satellite monitoring and shared data to manage health crises caused by forest fires.
• The Philippines' Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health (IACEH) and the National Environmental Health Action Plan (NEHAP) exemplify a health-led, multi-stakeholder approach to environmental governance, including updating PM2.5 and PM10 air quality guidelines to align with WHO standards.
• In South Africa, the 'Deadly Air' court case established that poor air quality in the Mpumalanga Highveld region violated the constitutional right to a healthy environment, highlighting the role of community-led evidence in achieving environmental justice.

APA

Narayan, S. (2025). Aire limpio, vidas saludables. Global Climate and Health Alliance. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Clean-Air-Healthy-Life-Report_Spanish-1-2.pdf

Chicago

Narayan, Shweta. Aire limpio, vidas saludables. Global Climate and Health Alliance, 2025. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Clean-Air-Healthy-Life-Report_Spanish-1-2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{narayan2025aire, author = {Narayan, Shweta}, title = {{Aire limpio, vidas saludables}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, year = {2025}, month = mar, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Clean-Air-Healthy-Life-Report_Spanish-1-2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }