Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution makes people less productive because they get headaches and feel tired.
India, for example, has poor air quality. The impact of India’s poor air quality on its gross domestic product is about US$100 billion every year.
The health risks of poor air quality are known. But it’s always been costly to set up monitoring stations to measure it regularly.
