Nigeria: Climate Change Increasing Air Pollution, Infectious Diseases – Minister

The minister also stated that climate change has contributed to the growing burden of certain respiratory illnesses, such as cardiovascular conditions.

Climate change in Nigeria has reduced air quality and worsened air pollution, increasing the risk of non-communicable diseases among citizens, according to the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammad Pate, a professor.

He said this on Thursday at the Future of Health Conference 2024, organised by the Nigeria Health Watch, a non-profit…