
Workshop on Air Pollution and Health in East Africa: Current Evidence and Priorities for Future Action
Background
The Health Effect Institute’s (HEI) East Africa initiative aims to deepen the capacity to assess and communicate the health effects of air pollution, closing a critical mismatch between the impacts of air pollution and current capacity in select countries in the region. Working with key local partners and an active network of experts, we pursue opportunities to provide compelling science to fill existing knowledge gaps, drive policy action and provide technical support to synthesize and communicate the best available science. This workshop is a follow up to the March 2023 Scoping Workshop.
In February 2025, HEI plans to bring together a broad range of organizations and stakeholders to facilitate a discussion among different actors on the conclusions of a scoping review report entitled “Health Effects of Air Pollution in East Africa: Current Evidence and Priorities for Future Action”, with a view to developing a shared understanding of the current challenges and opportunities in air pollution and health research across East Africa.
Goals
This workshop aims to:
- Take stock of progress on air quality and health in East Africa by examining the last several years of data, assessing research in progress, and surveying technical capacity for conducting research on health effects of air pollution.
- Develop a shared understanding of the current challenges and opportunities in air pollution and health research across East Africa, while considering the diversity of local contexts, needs and approaches.
- Identify 3-5 short and medium-term goals for research and action that should be of high priority for funders.
Deliberations at the workshop will feed into HEI’s future work and engagement in East Africa and contribute to focusing air quality policies and actions on those most beneficial to public health in the region. A summary will also be disseminated broadly for public use.
Organizers
The workshop is being organized by the Health Effects Institute in partnership with AirQo, World Resources Institute Africa and the Eastern Africa GEOHealth Hub with financial support from the Clean Air Fund.
Meeting Platform
The workshop will be held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Kampala, Uganda. The workshop will be in-person only and will be conducted in English.
For questions, please contact Victor Nthusi at: vnthusi@healtheffects.org.
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