Air pollution kills 20,000 people a year in Ghana due to respiratory diseases
Medical reports have confirmed the deaths of about 20,000 people a year in Ghana due to exposure to air pollution in the country.
About 2,800 people died in Accra, and the number is expected to increase to about 4,600 by 2030, said Aba-Sarbong, deputy executive director of the Environmental Protection Agency.
"Lower respiratory diseases are second only to malaria among the top 10 diseases in Ghana," Sarbong told a news conference, referring to cooperation between EPA and the Accra Capital Council on setting a road map for improving air quality.
He explained that the estimated economic cost of Africa alone from indoor and outdoor air pollution was close to about $ 250 billion annually.
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