{"id":33879,"date":"2025-02-09T07:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T06:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/?p=33879"},"modified":"2025-02-09T07:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T06:20:32","slug":"whos-new-plan-to-reduce-the-health-impacts-of-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.co2news.sk\/en\/2025\/02\/09\/whos-new-plan-to-reduce-the-health-impacts-of-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO&#039;s new plan to reduce the health impacts of air pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/gb\/ebwha\/pdf_files\/EB156\/B156_24-en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Report EB156\/24<\/span><\/a> submitted by the WHO Executive Board contains an updated plan to respond to the adverse health effects of air pollution. This plan builds on the previous plan and proposes a voluntary target<!--more--> to reduce the impact of air pollution on health between 2025 and 2030.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key points of the plan:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Goal:<\/strong> Achieve a 50% reduction in the proportion of mortality attributed to anthropogenic air pollution by 2040 compared to 2015 baseline values.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timeframe:<\/strong> All highlighted actions should be initiated immediately and integrated into policy and programmatic decision-making processes by 2030. Progress towards this goal should be reviewed and updated in 2030 to align with new global development agreements and climate goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collective action:<\/strong> Air pollution requires cooperation between countries, cities and regions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connectivity:<\/strong> Air quality is linked to other environmental health risks, such as climate change, noise and toxic chemicals. Air pollution is a major environmental health risk factor that affects the human body and increases the risk of communicable and non-communicable diseases.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protection of vulnerable groups:<\/strong> Reducing air pollution is important for protecting the health of vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, infants and children.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global Development Program:<\/strong> Actions on air quality and health contribute to the global development agenda, including the Sustainable Development Goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The role of healthcare:<\/strong> The health sector should play a leading role in addressing the health risks associated with air pollution, providing evidence for policymaking, monitoring health risks and advising patients and communities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intersectoral cooperation:<\/strong> Effective cooperation between the health sector and other sectors (environment, energy, transport, waste management, land use, agriculture) and stakeholders is important.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Four plan categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Knowledge and evidence:<\/strong> Building, synthesizing, and disseminating evidence on the health impacts of air pollution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Measuring progress:<\/strong> Improving systems and processes to support monitoring and reporting on the health impacts of air pollution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strengthening institutional capacities:<\/strong> Building health sector capacity to understand and influence policy and decision-making processes related to air pollution and health.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Global leadership and coordination:<\/strong> Leveraging health leadership and coordinated action to ensure an adequate response to public health risks from air pollution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Support to the WHO Secretariat:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The WHO Secretariat supports the implementation of the plan by providing guidance, monitoring air quality and health, strengthening strategic engagement and knowledge sharing, convening stakeholders, and strengthening communication efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Executive Board Action:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Executive Board is invited to take note of the report and adopt the draft decision. <em><strong>Spring<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Glossary of key terms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anthropogenic sources:<\/strong> Sources of air pollution originating from human activities, such as industrial processes, transportation, and the burning of fossil fuels.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Population-attributable fraction:<\/strong> The proportion of cases of disease or death in a population that are caused by a given risk factor (e.g. air pollution).<\/li>\n<li><strong>NCDs (Non-communicable diseases):<\/strong> Chronic diseases that are not communicable, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and diabetes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals):<\/strong> A set of 17 global goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WHO (World Health Organization):<\/strong> Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international health.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air Quality Guidelines:<\/strong> Recommendations set by WHO for concentrations of key air pollutants that are intended to protect public health.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Health Impact Assessment:<\/strong> A systematic process for assessing the potential health impacts of a proposed policy, program, or project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One Health:<\/strong> An approach that recognizes that human health is interconnected with the health of animals and the environment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Primary Health Care:<\/strong> Basic health care that is widely available to individuals and communities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BreatheLife campaign:<\/strong> A global campaign led by WHO and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to raise awareness about the health impacts of air pollution and promote cleaner air.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report EB156\/24 submitted by the WHO Executive Board contains an updated plan to respond to the adverse health effects of air pollution. 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