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Environment, Climate Change, One Health and Migration (ECO)
We prevent disease by strengthening countries’ environmental health capacities: water, energy, air quality, climate, and emerging risks. Our One Health approach links human, animal, and environmental health, while inclusive systems address migrants’ and refugees’ health needs.
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All →Air pollution is the leading environmental health risk factor causing about 6.6 million deaths globally every year. Currently reported as Sustainable Development...
Air pollution remains one of the leading environmental risks to health globally, contributing to an estimated seven million premature deaths each year...
Monitoring air quality (for example collecting continuous and quality data) is integral and critical to detecting air pollutants and to ensuring information...
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30 June 2026
WHO Ambient Air Quality Database (Update Jun 2026)
The WHO Ambient Air Quality Database compiles ground-level measurements of annual mean concentrations for nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and particulate matter...
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