Enemy in the Air We Breathe

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...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Asharley

Guests: Carl Osei, Emmanuel Kyeremateng-Amoah

Topics covered

• air pollution
• health impact
• children's health
• elderly health
• asthma
• pneumonia

Keywords

• air pollution
• health burden
• children
• elderly
• asthma
• pneumonia
• Ghana Health Service
• UNICEF

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ghana Health Service, UNICEF Ghana

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