Clean Air Report Ghana
TB Cases Grow, Residents in Industrial Areas Cry for Clean Air and Ghana's Million Shea Butter Workers Get a Clean Boost
Welcome to “Clean Air Report Ghana,”.
In this episode:
· As air pollution in Ghana increases so do tuberculosis infections. Nearly twenty thousand Ghanaians died from TB in in 2023 alone as experts warn the two are linked.
· Residents in industrial zones are battling polluted air. We look closely at Weija in Accra.
· Women are the backbone of Ghana’s globally successful shea butter industry. But they are paying a price. We meet innovators finding ways to make their job safer.
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· Young entrepreneurs introduce clean cooking technology to reduce air pollution in households.
Clean Air Report Ghana is a collaboration between New Narratives and leading Ghanaian newsrooms. Funding is provided by the Clean Air Fund which had no say in the reporting.
Welcome to “Clean Air Report Ghana,”.
In this episode:
· As air pollution in Ghana increases so do tuberculosis infections. Nearly twenty thousand Ghanaians died from TB in in 2023 alone as experts warn the two are linked.
· Residents in industrial zones are battling polluted air. We look closely at Weija in Accra.
· Women are the backbone of Ghana’s globally successful shea butter industry. But they are paying a price. We meet innovators finding ways to make their job safer.
AND
· Young entrepreneurs introduce clean cooking technology to reduce air pollution in households.
Clean Air Report Ghana is a collaboration between New Narratives and leading Ghanaian newsrooms. Funding is provided by the Clean Air Fund which had no say in the reporting.