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A baby who is suffering from respiratory disease receives treatment at Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital in Dhaka. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman/AFP)
AIR POLLUTION

Dirty air kills 476 000 newborns

In 2019, two-thirds of infant deaths caused by pollution were in sub-Saharan Africa

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read