Pollution from used car fumes is a silent killer, WHO warns Botswana

Friday, December 07, 2018

With air pollution killing over seven million people a year across the world, the World Health Organisation has urged Botswana to guard against pollution caused by the use of used and vehicles imported from other countries. Mmegi Correspondent, SHARON TSHIPA writes

KATOWICE, Poland: “Don’t make the mistake we did,” says Maria Neira, director in the Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health at the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Speaking in an interview at the ongoing global climate change conference happening here, Neira says Botswana should lead the push for a clean up in the used car industry.

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Pollution from used car fumes is a silent killer, WHO warns Botswana

With air pollution killing over seven million people a year across the world, the World Health Organisation has urged Botswana to guard against pollution caused by the use of used and vehicles imported from other countries. Mmegi Correspondent, SHARON TSHIPA writes

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