Enemy in the Air We Breathe

Enemy in the Air We Breathe

February 9, 2026 · 11 min · Season 2 · Episode 19

About this episode

This episode explores the disproportionate effects of air pollution on children and older adults, featuring insights from health experts.

Air pollution does not affect everyone the same way. In this episode of Clean Air Report Ghana, host Michael Asharleyexamines why children and older adults bear the heaviest health burden when the air becomes unsafe. Drawing on frontline medical experience and child health expertise, Michael speaks with Carl Osei of the Ghana Health Service and Emmanuel Kyeremateng-Amoah of UNICEF Ghana. Together, they explain how polluted air contributes to asthma, pneumonia, heart strain, and long-term deve...

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