Pollution and health, why should I care? - The Lancet highlights the impact of pollution on health

Further participants are: Nino Künzli, Deputy Director Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (SwissTPH), Richard Ballaman, Head of the section Air quality management, Federal office for the Environment, Pio Wennubst, Head of the domain Global Cooperation at SDC (TBC), The Hydrology section, Federal office for the Environment (TBC). The Lancet Journal recently published unprecedented results on the effect of pollution on our health. This Brown Bag Lunch will be the occasion to have a presentation of this report followed by a discussion with Swiss and international experts on how we can work together to mitigate these effects through cost-effective solutions which pay high returns on investment while addressing many of the SDGs. Take your birchermüeslis, sandwiches and salads with you! Please register until the 13th of December by writing an email to Aude.favre@eda.admin.ch

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