Kampala's Air Quality is Red-Flagged - European and International Cooperation
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Kampala's Air Quality is Red-Flagged
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Verena Kasirye
Awareness of the "Silent Killer" Remains Low
Today, polluted air is the greatest environmental risk to health around the entire world. The World Health
Organisation (WHO) estimates that 7 million people annually die as a result of living with polluted air. In
2019, Uganda scored third on the African continent for recording the highest and most dangerously polluted
air – only Ghana and DR Congo produced worse results. In global comparison, Uganda ranks among the top
25 of countries with the highest amount of Particulate Matter (PM), an airborne contaminant which negatively
affects human health. Escaping these microscopic pollutants is virtually impossible, especially in the capital
city Kampala.
