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Air  pollution  and how  it is  affecting  our  health  negatively

by  Chinyere Nwakanma

Tuesday  28th  May  2025   11.07 a.m  BST 

 

 

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Participants  from different  companies  at the Net  Zero MEA  summit

Writing  about the aftermath  of the     Net  MEA zero  summit  as  the stakeholders   are working hard  to  innovate  and create  new  products  to help  everyone  based on what  was  discussed during  the summit. It is good  to  know that  there  are  many people   who  are  looking at  providing products  to help  cut  emissions  around the  world. Air pollution is   something of  concern  as the countries of the  world  grapple  with driving down  pollution in their  major cities .Imagine inhaling  serious  smoke  just like  somebody  indulging in the  smoking habit, while  travelling or  walking down the street. For people  with health issues like  Asthma  this is  something that  does  trigger either    panic attacks  or   real health attacks. If one has seen   asthma  sufferers  ,one will  know that  air pollution is  a serious  health  hazard  and driving down emissions  to  net zero is something that  must be taken  seriously  by everyone. Most  Asthma  sufferers  spend half of their lives in the hospitals  and  many who care  for others feel   that others  need to be considerate  when smoking outside the house to  protect  vulnerable  Asthma  sufferers. I have had incidences  where  someone  accidentally puffed  smoke on my  face while  puffing  cigarette  down the street. The smoke  and smell  was  pungent  and  I coughed down the road  as I walked. And from that day  I wondered  how  someone  with Asthma  will  react  to that and other  air  pollutants  especially those  from exhaust pipes. Air pollution is a serious threat especially  to  Asthma sufferers  and children born with  weak lungs  can develop  Asthma  by living  in  unsafe polluted cities. Exhaust  pipe  fumes  make everyone  uncomfortable. Motorists  are  advised to service their  cars  all the time  to cut down on the  amount of  exhausts  fumes their  cars  are emitting  especially  in Africa  and  Asia. London is working hard to get  this  done by  putting up the ULEZ zones , which is  something good  for  Londoners.Air pollutants can make  existing respiratory and cardiovascular problems , including asthma, lung cancer, heart disease, and stroke worst in sufferers.Being  exposed to pollutants can also lead to other health issues like  lung malfunction, neurological problems, and even death.Breathing  Carcinogens  from the air is a  risk to people  and can be the  cause  of lung cancer and potentially other types of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes mellitus, obesity,reproductive, neurological, and immune system disorder.These  are serious  illnesses  that affect  productivities  in the country of the world.Hospitals  bill  sufferers large sums for  drugs  to  manage  these illnesses  in Africa   and Asia  ,while many people  suffering from these  stay  at home    without work  because they are ill.One can see the losses  that these  causes to countries that is  why  many concerned  people  are  speaking about preventing the diseases  as  prevention is better than  cure.Preventing these  diseases  means  that  more people  will  be at work,more people  will  have healthy children  and more people  will  be happy.The  world health  organization has given countries guidelines  on what to do  and  many people  are being asked  to do more  about reducing  the net carbon emission  in their cities  by being conscious  of what  they  are doing  that  could  cause more    emissions  .