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This is your brain on air pollution (María Neira | TEDSummit 2019) ted.com/talks/maria_ne… via @TEDTalks
Dr Maria Neira
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Dr Maria Neira
@DrMariaNeira
WHO Director, Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. #EnvironmentalHealth, #ClimateChange & #AirPollution
Joined June 2012
- WHO says climate crisis is 'single biggest health threat' facing humanity - CNN
- Germany to close all 84 of its coal-fired power plants, will rely primarily on renewable energy
- #AirPollution is responsible for 1 out of 9 lives lost every year! It is not the problem for the future generation and for the future planet. It is a problem for us NOW! Let's STOP it! Let's #BreatheLife!
- YES! We did it! Next UN climate summit to consider health issues in depth for first time. Congrats to all who have worked hard to get here. @WHO @COP28_Dubai @DrTedros @UNFCCC @GCHAlliance @CleanAirMoms @HealthandEnv
- Coronavirus Lockdown May Save More Lives By Preventing Pollution Than By Preventing Infection forbes.com/sites/jeffmcma…
- Yes, pollution kills. Yes, terminate pollution. Yes, 7 million deaths a year caused by air pollution, choking on air, poisoned by fossil fuel. Yes, pollution is evil. Thanks for joining us.@WHO
- #AirPollution is a public health crisis. In Europe alone it takes 15 times more lives than car accidents.
- Cancer and air pollution. Nearly half of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked are estimated to be related to air pollution.@ncdalliance @WHO #breathelife
- Desde la OMS @WHO facilitamos el acceso a los más de 70.000 estudios científicos que ligan directamente exposición a la contaminación del aire con mortalidad. Cada año la contaminación del aire mata a 7 millones de personas. 400.000 muertes al año en Europa.Replying to @pjbarrechegurenEstas son las declaraciones de una de las mayores expertas en el tema (@DrMariaNeira). Y es que no solo la contaminación es perjudicial para nuestra salud, algunos políticos también lo son. elpais.com/elpais/2019/08…
