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Air Pollution Is As Big A Public Health Emergency As COVID: Former WHO Chief

Headline via NDTV · first report 11 Nov, 13:50 IST, latest 11 Nov, 13:50 IST

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In an exclusive interview with NDTV, former WHO Chief Dr Soumya Swaminathan detailed how we are sacrificing the health of an entire generation by simply ignoring the irreversible damage caused by pollution.

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