Implication of air pollution on health effects in Nepal: Lessons from global research

Kurmi, Om Prakash; Regmi, Pramod; Pant, Puspa Raj

Abstract

The Nepal Health Research Council and recent National Health Policy of Nepal (2014) have included ‘air pollution’ as a priority research/public health agenda that is guaranteed by the Constitution. There is an urgent need to organise the future policies and actions to ensure the commitments to reduce air pollution.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 20, 2016
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Apr 1, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 1, 2016
• Journal: Nepal Journal of Epidemiology
• Print ISSN: 2091-0800
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 525-527
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v6i1.14733
• Keywords: ambient air pollution, household air pollution, Nepal, health effects
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/920648
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v6i1.14733
• Contract Date: Apr 1, 2016