Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Pollution has Ahmedabad in a killer choke-hold

 There is a huge lot of suspended particles in the air in Ahmedabad. These suspended particles come from waste burning and industrial activities. As the world marks Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day on Wednesday, to raise awareness about the risks one faces on a daily basis, experts stress on the rising burden of COPD.

32% of Gujarat population is at risk of respiratory diseases.According to the Gujarat Disease Burden Profile for 1990 to 2016, tuberculosis, lower respiratory tract infection and COPD were second, third and fourth, respectively, on the list of diseases causing most years of life lost in males and females.

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