Air quality, energy 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 scales.
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Other air pollution and health outreach videos and resources

WHO is collaborating with different partner organizations to support its outreach and advocacy efforts on air pollution and health. This page provides an overview about examples of educational, outreach and advocacy videos by other UN and intergovernmental agencies, as well as the media and civil society. 

Household Air Pollution

  • WHO Regional Office for the Americas - Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) – Su salud y el humo 

 This narrated animation introduces viewers to the risks of household air pollution from burning solid fuels (in Spanish).  

Watch the video (Spanish).  

  • UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) – More heath with less wood 

The video “More heat with less wood” promotes energy efficiency and wood energy. The video is available in several languages.  

Watch the video.  

  • International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development  - Dhuwa 

“'Dhuwa (smoke)' is a short telefilm about the air pollution resulting from open fires 

  • Clean Cooking Alliance: Black Inside 

The victims of chronic exposure to household air pollution are overwhelmingly women and young children. ‘BLACK INSIDE - Three Women's Voices’ was created to raise awareness about the problems by cooking over an open fire. 

Watch the video.  

  • Practical Action – Stop the Killer in the Kitchen 

This video shows how simple smoke hoods and improved stoves can transform the lives of families in Nepal, by reducing smoke from cooking and burning firewood more efficiently. 

  • BBC- Golaafala 

BBC Media Action has produced a radio drama called Golaafala - as part of a project called Air We Breathe - to raise awareness about the harmful health impacts of household air pollution in rural Ethiopia.  

Watch the video.  

BBC air pollution video series.  

  • PBS Newshour- Can a cleaner cookstove save lives? 

The U.S. news program, in partnership with Global Health Frontiers, reports on an ongoing trial investigating the possible health benefits of using cleaner-burning stoves in rural households in Ghana.  

Ambient Air Pollution

  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – From our first breath  

This video shows the impacts that clean and polluted air can have on the daily lives of millions across the globe. 

  • United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) – Sorajiro: Clear the Air  

The video, particularly targeting children, shows the connection between air pollution and the transport sector. 

  • Climate & Clean Air Coalition - The Solutions to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants  

This video tackles the question if there is a way to save 2.5 million lives a year, cut global crop losses by 50 million tonnes, and curb climate change by 0.5 degrees Celsius.  

  • Climate & Clean Air Coalition – Government Messages for the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2020   

Messages from local, regional and national governments to celebrate the first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies (7 September 2020). 

Additional videos around Air Pollution and Health?

Please contact our team: aqh@who.int.