Air Quality Status a Nexus for Climate Change Effect on Health

Introduction
Air Quality can be improved or altered by climate change. Understanding this
relationship requires transdisciplinary efforts from the sectors and actors with a stake in the environment and health as an entity.
Therefore, the webinar draws contributions from diverse experts covering a range of topics in the discourse.
Date: Wednesday 11 October 2023
Facilitators/Moderators:
Dr Umar Ibrahim, Public & Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria; Adjunct Lecturer, Public Health Department, Kampala International University (KIU), Uganda.
Speakers/Panelists:
Speaker 1: Dr. Muhammad Bello Muhammad; Senior Lecturer/Assistant
Professor of Environmental Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria; The Effects of Air Pollution from Cement Industry on Health in Sokoto State,
Nigeria - 20 mins
Speaker 2: Dr. Hassan Mohd Nassir; Regional Advisor - Air Pollution,
Environmental Health, and Chemical Safety (AEC); Department of Healthier Populations and Non-Communicable Diseases (HPN); WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO); Bringing the Benefits of Clean Air for Human and Climate
Health - 20 mins
Panel Discussion/Q & A from the Audience - 10 mins