Addressing the health effects of environmental pollution

This video explains the need to address multiple health risks associated with pollution of the air, water and soil, and exposure to hazardous chemicals and noise, recognizing that environmental pollution can affect people’s health throughout the life course, impair children’s development, contribute to the burden of noncommunicable and communicable diseases, and affect mental health. At the 7th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health, policy-makers and experts discussed policies and interventions to effectively tackle these challenges, bringing different perspectives on developing the evidence.