Aire limpio, vidas saludables

The report "Aire limpio, vidas saludables" provides a policy roadmap for health systems, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, to integrate air pollution responses. It emphasizes the role of health ministries in leading intersectoral collaboration, utilizing health impact assessments, and strengthening infrastructure to mitigate the severe health and economic burdens of air pollution.

• Air pollution is identified as the most critical environmental health threat globally, causing 7 million premature deaths annually and acting as the second leading global risk factor for mortality, surpassing tobacco and poor diet.
• The economic impact of air pollution is severe, with the World Bank estimating global health damage costs at $8.1 trillion annually, which represents 6.1% of the global GDP.
• Health Impact Assessments (HIA) are essential tools for quantifying direct health impacts and economic consequences, allowing governments to prioritize clean air policies as economic and public health priorities rather than just environmental issues.
• In Trinidad and Tobago, the use of the WHO's AirQ+ software revealed that over 600 deaths among people aged 30 and older in 2019 were directly attributable to air pollution, leading to the development of an integrated roadmap for air quality and health.
• Chhattisgarh, India, implemented a comprehensive health system evaluation and solarized over 1,400 primary health centers to replace diesel generators, reducing local pollutants like PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides while improving energy resilience for vaccine cold chains.
• India's National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) established a sentinel surveillance network for Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) that has expanded from four hospitals in New Delhi in 2017 to over 175 hospitals across 31 states.
• The Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) program in India utilizes over 930,000 community health workers to bridge the gap between communities and health systems, integrating air pollution awareness into home visits and community meetings.
• The ASEAN region manages transboundary haze through the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) and the Second Haze-Free Roadmap 2023-2030, utilizing satellite monitoring and the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC).
• The Philippines established the Inter-Agency Committee on Environmental Health (IACEH) in 1991, co-chaired by the Department of Health and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to place health at the center of environmental policy.
• In South Africa, the "Deadly Air" court case resulted in a March 2022 High Court ruling that recognized poor air quality in the Mpumalanga Highveld region as a violation of the constitutional right to a healthy environment.

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} }