Air quality and health
The unit provides technical support to WHO’s Member States in the development of normative guidance, tools and provision of authoritative advice on health issues related to air pollution and its sources. The unit leads monitoring and reporting on global trends and changes in health outcomes associated with actions taken to address air pollution at the national, regional and global levels.
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22 September 2021
WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur...
Clean air is fundamental to health. Compared to 15 years ago, when the previous edition of these guidelines was published, there is now a much stronger...
22 September 2021
WHO global air quality guidelines: particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur...
Clean air is fundamental to health. Compared to 15 years ago, when the previous edition of these guidelines was published, there is now a much stronger...
3 September 2021
Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment
This compendium provides a systematic compilation of published guidance from WHO and other UN organizations on health and environment. Guidance on policies...
This document was prepared to support countries in setting voluntary performance targets (VPTs) for cookstoves and clean cooking solutions, such as those...
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