AirQo’s Post

🚨Excited to share our paper showing links between #AirPollution and #respiratory #health in Kampala, Uganda. Key highlights: ✍ Air pollution impacted healthcare facility outpatient visits and admissions. ✍ Meteorological conditions (temperature, humidity and precipitation) were also linked with healthcare facility visits and admissions. ✍ Daily and annual mean pollution (PM2.5) concentrations were over 5 and 12 times higher than daily and annual WHO recommended averages. ✍ Careful use of calibrated low-cost air monitoring may be useful for air pollution epidemiological research. 📢 Implications of our study for policy and practice ➡ Our findings can inform 🏥 healthcare facilities on resource planning, including beds, staff, and equipment, to manage air pollution-related surges in patient demand. ➡ Evidence could be used to advocate for routine measurement and interventions to improve air quality. ➡ Evidence can be used to raise awareness and empower communities to reduce air pollution exposure. ➡ Accessible air quality data can help people, especially those with pre-existing conditions, avoid high-exposure activities and locations. Learn more in our full study here 🔗  https://lnkd.in/drQKSc8P Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) AirQo Meelan Thondoo, PhD Lambed T. Deo Okure Paul Green Makerere University Lung Institute Mulago Rebecca Nantanda Opeyemi Babajide, Ph.D Babatunde Awokola Richard Sserunjogi MRC Epidemiology Unit Tolullah Oni