A new study of 814 young people in Delhi and Dhaka finds that high air pollution days significantly increase respiratory symptoms, anxiety, school absences, and difficulty concentrating. Health impacts remained significant after controlling for demographic factors. — Photo by B. Aristotlè Guweh Jr on Pexels (Pexels License)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.
