Air pollution threatens the brain development of more than 17 million children worldwide

According to a new report by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), most of these children (12 million children) live in South Asia, where outdoor air pollution is six times higher than Recommended level of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Contaminants that cause air pollution not only damage the development of the respiratory system but also destroy children.

Contaminants contaminate the air and damage a child's brain development.

According to UNICEF, beyond the limits set by the WHO, there are potential harms to young children and this harm is directly proportional to pollution levels. Executive Director UNICEF Lake said that contaminants that cause air pollution not only damage the development of the respiratory system but also destroy brain development in the long term and affect the future significantly. yours.

Air pollution is closely related to some, and many other pathologies. In addition, there is growing evidence that the link between air quality and brain development in children is a concern. For the above results, UNICEF has conducted research with children under 1 year of age through satellite images to assess the areas most affected.

UNICEF believes that science has proven that brain development in the first 1,000 days of life plays a very important role, determining the ability of children to learn, develop and orient their lives later. Therefore, focusing on brain development is equally important as focusing on ensuring children have a good educational background.