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11 out of Africa’s 15 most polluted cities are all in South Africa – report

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Eleven out of the 15 most polluted African cities – excluding those in Nigeria – are in SA, according to a report by IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology and consultancy company. Pretoria, Vereeniging, Springs and Sasolburg  are some of the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution is number one public health risk in Ghana, affecting infants and elderly

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution, from both outdoor and indoor activities are dangerous to the environment and human health, but infants and the elderly in Ghana are at greater risk as they make the majority who fall ill from the pollution, a World … Continue reading →

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‘Air pollution killing more Ghanaians than AIDS, malaria combined’

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mr Muntaka Chasant, a social entrepreneur concerned with the health effects of air pollution in developing cities, has cautioned that air pollution now kills more people in Ghana than malaria and AIDS combined. He, therefore, called for urgent measures to … Continue reading →

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Gridlock in West Africa: Accra’s troubled attempts to tackle its traffic crisis 

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In Ghana’s capital, cars, motorbikes and minibuses jostle for road space during a daily descent on the city centre. With air pollution killing thousands every year and Accra’s population set to double within 20 years, can the city find a … Continue reading →

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Clean Air and Healthy Lungs: How to Better Tackle Air Pollution

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

When you hear about deadly air pollution, your mind is likely to turn to smog filled cityscapes and congested highways. Cities in India and China have become iconic for air pollution challenges and the health impacts they bring. But city-dwellers … Continue reading →

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Cooking up clean air in Africa: Reducing air pollution and meningitis risk in Ghana

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

They’re little more than a pile of burning sticks with a stewpot atop them. But these open fires or basic cookstoves have been linked to the premature deaths of 4 million people annually, many of them young children. Three billion … Continue reading →

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