The Global Alliance on Health and Pollution will present The Lancet Planetary Health Report during the World Heart Summit in Geneva on 22 May. The World Heart Summit will take place on 21-22 May 2022, just two days ahead of the World Health Assembly, under the timely and universal theme of Cardiovascular Health for Everyone. Delegates to this […]
Hosted by the NYU School of Global Public Health and the Global Alliance on Pollution and Health (GAHP)
The 2017 groundbreaking publication The Lancet by the Commission on Pollution and Health addressed the full health and economic costs of air, water and soil pollution. Through analyses of existing and emerging data, the Commission revealed pollution’s severe and underreported contribution to the Global Burden of Disease, the economic costs of pollution to low- and middle-income countries, and the costs of inaction. This seminal report, which received extensive global media coverage, brought pollution squarely into the international development agenda.
The newly established Global Lead Forum, organized by the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) aims to build global awareness and momentum to address the neglected issue of lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries. The Forum is a project of Protecting Every Child’s Potential, a leading global public-private initiative founded by Pure Earth, […]
