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| Name | Rashid Shaikh: The Health Effects of Air Pollution in India |
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| Video Discription | A conversation in New Delhi with Rashid Shaikh, director of science at the Health Effects Institute. To get access to more exclusive content from Rashid Shaikh’s program, sign up with your email at https://climate.america.gov/category/air-quality/. 00:00:00.667,00:00:02.458 [TEXT: The Health Effects of Air Pollution in India] 00:00:02.458,00:00:06.250 [TEXT: A conversation at the All India Institute of Medical Science with Dr. Rashid Shaikh Director of Science at the Health Effects Institute] 00:00:06.250,00:00:08.750 [Rashid Shaikh:] If you look at air pollution, you find that 00:00:08.750,00:00:11.208 both ambient air pollution from the outdoor air 00:00:11.208,00:00:14.375 and household air pollution from cooking and other kinds of things 00:00:14.375,00:00:19.167 worldwide contribute to about 10 percent of the total global mortality 00:00:19.167,00:00:21.000 for the 2013 estimate. 00:00:21.000,00:00:23.792 It translates to more than 3 million deaths a year, 00:00:23.792,00:00:27.625 and if you look at India you see that actually household air pollution is 00:00:27.625,00:00:31.583 the Number 2 killer, and ambient air pollution is about fifth or sixth. 00:00:31.583,00:00:35.125 If you combine these you see that air pollution, per se, 00:00:35.125,00:00:39.125 is the third-highest risk factor for premature mortality in India. 00:00:39.125,00:00:41.125 This is a problem of a very severe magnitude. 00:00:41.125,00:00:45.708 These numbers, and other numbers similar to these, can be discussed and debated, 00:00:45.708,00:00:49.958 but the fact that air pollution is bad for health is now incontrovertible. 00:00:49.958,00:00:51.708 [TEXT: Climate Partners for a Clean & Prosperous Future] 00:00:51.708,00:00:53.667 [TEXT: To get access to more exclusive content from Dr. Rashid Shaikh’s program,] 00:00:53.667,00:00:56.708 [TEXT: sign up with your email at climate.america.gov/category/air-quality/] 00:00:56.708,00:00:58.875 [TEXT: Produced by the U.S. Department of State Select Photos © AP Images] iyI31RpYMrY |
| Category | News & Politics |
| Tags | Pollution | Air Pollution | Climate Change | Climate Partners | Rashid Shaikh | New Delhi | India | Environment | Health Effect | Health (Industry) | Air Pollution In India | Energy |
