HEI has published a new report, Long-Term Exposure to Outdoor Ultrafine Particles and Black Carbon and Effects on Mortality in Montreal and Toronto, Canada, which presents a study led by Scott Weichenthal of McGill University in Montreal.
Air pollution ranks as the leading risk factor for poor health in South Asia. In 2021 alone, it is estimated to have resulted in 2.6 million deaths across the region. In this context, there is growing investment in monitoring air quality and developing air quality management plans.
Air pollution now ranks as the second leading risk factor for death, accounting for 8.1 million deaths globally according to HEI’s new State of Global Air 2024 Report. The new report provides a comprehensive analysis of data for air quality and health impacts for countries around the world in 2021.
The Health Effects Institute (HEI), the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), and the Collaborative for Air Pollution and Health Effects Research—India (CAPHER-India) are organizing a training programme on methods and approaches for air pollution and health research at ICIMOD between August 12-14, 2024.
