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`Ella’s case a cue for govt to take air pollution seriously’
Dr. Poornima Prabhakaran, deputy director at the Centre for Environmental Health at Public Health Foundation of India said the results of the inquest into Ella’s death will set a precedent for future battles for the ‘right to breathe clean air’. December 17, 2020 1:56:51 am
Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 following three years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital for breathing problems. (Representational)
A court in the UK has made legal history by ruling that air pollution is one of the causes of the death of 9-year-old Ella Kissi Debrah, who lived near a busy road in London with her mother. Ella has become the first person in the UK – and potentially the world – for whom air pollution is listed as a cause of death. It will now be stated in Ella’s death certificate that she died from the following causes: acute respiratory failure, severe asthma and air pollu
Rising Temperatures Put India’s Elderly Population at Risk, Says Report
Rising Temperatures Put India’s Elderly Population at Risk, Says Report
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MUMBAI India’s elderly population is at increased risk of death because of rising temperatures as a result of climate change, a new report states.
The country recorded an estimated 31,000 heat-related deaths among people over age 65 in 2018, according to the The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, which tracks 43 indicators on links between health and climate change. India, with nearly 62,000 heat-related deaths, ranked second after China.