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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), environmental pollution kills 1.7 million children under the age of five every year worldwide. The WHO warns that child deaths will increase greatly if pollution continues to worsen. Of all the environmental problems, air pollution is being called the most dangerous.
Most of these deaths take place in developing countries. However, WHO environment and health chief Maria Neira tells that air pollution is a leveler between rich and poor. Everybody, she says, needs to breathe.
“You can be a very rich child, your parents very rich, but living in a place, in a city, which is very polluted. Then there is very little you can do because we all need to breathe. Air pollution is everywhere.”
Maria Neira says one of the most important ways to reduce air pollution is to produce cleaner fuels for cooking and heating.
“Almost half of the world population is using dirty fuels for cooking, heating, and lighting at home. And, this is affecting very much mothers who are staying and cooking at home, but the children who are around mothers—they are exposed as well.”
Cleaning up how the world cooks, heats and lights homes and other buildings is a big-picture goal.
But what can every one of us do to limit our family to air pollution?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has the following suggestions:
● Avoid walking where there is a high volume of vehicle traffic.
● Equip homes with air filters and air conditioning units.
● Limit your time outside if you live in an area that issues warnings about air quality.
● Wear high-grade, rated face masks tightly to the face when air quality is poor.
● If you live or commute in a very polluted area, remove your clothes and wash immediately after entering your house.
However, the WHO stresses that governments around the world need to take the lead on ensuring that children grow up in a clean environment.