Air Pollution, Climate Change and Health – Connecting the dots on World Pneumonia Day

Join us at the COP26 Health Pavilion, or virtually, for a roundtable discussion on seizing opportunities to raise the profile of air quality and health within climate action planning. Panelists will include representatives from healthcare, government, and youth, followed by 2 short “action” presentations highlighting work in Jakarta, Indonesia and Indore, India to raise awareness about air pollution as a risk factor for pneumonia. The call to action will include specific recommendations to jointly address air quality, and climate to promote public health in country action plans.    

Speakers: 

• Jeni Miller, Global Climate and Health Alliance
• Sumi Mehta, Vital Strategies
• Dr. Amsalu Bekele, Ethiopia Thoracic Society
• Anies Baswedan, Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia (tbc)
• Alejandro Daly, UNICEF Youth Advocate
• Dr. Salil Bhargava, Lung Care Foundation, India
• Dr. Carmin Uppal, Program Manager for Doctors for Clean Air and Climate Action Network
• Sudrajat Tata, Save the Children, Indonesia
• Dr. William Checkley, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health