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- Ambient air pollution is responsible for around 5.2 million deaths globally each year due to fine particulate matter and ozone exposure.
- Estimating exposure to air pollution and its health risks is particularly challenging in low- and middle-income countries, affecting vulnerable populations the most.
- There's an urgent call for interdisciplinary research and the development of effective public health policies to address air pollution, along with monitoring the implementation of the Global Air Quality Guidelines by the World Health Organization.*
Article Abstract
The most up-to-date estimate of the global burden of disease indicates that ambient air pollution, including fine particulate matter and ozone, contributes to an estimated 5.2 million deaths each year. In this review, we highlight the challenges in estimating population exposure to air pollution and attributable health risks, particularly in low- and middle-income countries and among vulnerable populations. To protect public health, the evidence so far confirms urgent needs to prioritize interdisciplinary research on air pollution exposure and risk assessment and to develop evidence-based intervention policies and risk communication strategies. Here, we synthesize the emerging evidence supporting the monitoring and evaluation of the progress in implementation of the Global Air Quality Guidelines prepared by the World Health Organization.
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