Description
Problems pertaining to deteriorated environmental quality continue to occur and considered to be a major public health concern. World Health Organization (WHO) reports that 99% of world's population breathes air that exceeds WHO guidelines. The environmental degradation in the form of air pollution and climate change has direct and indirect effects on human lives in the form of the emergence of Various diseases. Air pollution and climate change concerns include cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancer, and reproductive and immune system disorders. WHO reports a billion annual influenza cases with 3-5 million severe illness cases and causes half a million deaths annually having 99 percent of deaths in children under 5 years of age from developing countries. Quantification of health effects attributable to air pollution (PM2.5) and climate change is important in policy implications to tackle air pollution and associated health problems. This study aims to study the impact of air pollution (PM2.5) and climate change (temperature) on influenza illness in the most vulnerable Asian countries. Panel data over the period from 2010 to 2020 was taken and analyzed through fixed effect model. The empirical results show a positive effect of air pollution (PM2.5) while temperature has a negative impact on influenza in the Asian countries. The results of this study suggest the need for strict policy interventions by government in Asian countries to reduce PM2.5 concentrations to safeguard people from severe health effects.
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