Clean air is a fundamental right, not a privilege. Yet as the World Health Organization’s second global conference on air pollution and health opens in Cartagena, Colombia, millions of people globally are breathing toxic air with devastating health consequences.
There are many ways to counter this: cut air pollution at the source, nurture nature’s ability to clean the air, and pump government investment into national health systems. As doctors, we know where we need to get to, and we have just released a roadmap to get there.
Know better. Do better.