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Ramyadevi Ravindrane

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

sushruta journal of health policy and opinions

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2732-5164

pISSN - 2732-5156

DOI - 10.38192/13.2.4

Subject(s) - battle , air pollution , globe , pollution , environmental planning , action (physics) , environmental health , environmental science , environmental protection , business , geography , medicine , archaeology , ecology , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , biology , ophthalmology

London and Beijing. Capital cities half a world away, but plagued by a common – and deadly – problem: air pollution. Globally, outdoor air pollution accounts for over 4 million deaths a year [1], and brings forward up to 9,000 deaths a year in London [2] (there are no official city-level statistics for Beijing). Air pollution is the fourth-leading risk factor for disease in the world [3], contributing to a wide range of NCDs [4]: cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis), asthma among children, cancer and dementia – affecting the daily quality of life of millions of people. So what are the two cities doing to tackle air pollution?

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