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The Effects of Pollution on Health: Current risk and possible solutions | GHF2022

05 May 2022
11:00–12:30

Venue: CICG | Room B & Online

Organization: Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

Air Pollution | Climate | Health and Environment

SDG3 | SDG11

This event taking place at the Geneva Health Forum 2022 showcased how a multisectoral approach can work along for engaging in the process of combating the impacts of pollution to human health.

About the Session

The Global Alliance on Health and Pollution is a network of 65+ international and national level agencies committed to a collaborative, multi-sectoral approach to address the global pollution crisis and the resulting health and economic impacts. GAHP regularly collaborates with country government Ministries of Health and Environment, United Nations agencies, academia, the private sector, and civil society to raise awareness of the effects of pollution on health.

The alarming data from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health of 2017 publication identified pollution as the most significant environmental cause of premature death on the planet, responsible for 9 million deaths each year. Air pollution is responsible for around 4-5 million deaths, with 2 million of the 9 million attributable to chemical exposure alone. (Update publication scheduled for Mid-2022)

This event showcased how a multisectoral approach can work along for engaging in the process of combating the impacts of pollution to human health.

Speakers

Elaine Fletcher

Editor-in-Chief, Health Policy Watch | Moderator

Rachael Kupka

Executive Director, Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

H.E. Tatiana Eddie Razafindravao

Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d'affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of the Republic of Madagascar to the United Nations Office and specialized institutions in Geneva

Liz Arnanz Daugan

Policy and Advocacy Manager, NCD Alliance

Cristina O’Callaghan

Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) & Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) GAHP

Video

This event was streamed live on Facebook.

Presentations

Resources