Clean Air Report Ghana
by New Narratives and Joy FM
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Can Food Help Fight the Health Effects of Air Pollution?
Can Food Help Fight the Health Effects of Air Pollution?
About this podcast
In a world where the very air we breathe is threatened, we embark on a journey to uncover the hidden truths about air pollution. Welcome to Clean Air Report Ghana, a program where we discuss Ghana’s growing air quality crisis and how it affects every aspect of our lives and our planet.
The program is a collaboration between Joy News, New Narratives and leading Ghanaian newsmedia. The host is Michael Asharley.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 52 episodes
- Can Food Help Fight the Health Effects of Air Pollution? · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 44For thousands of street vendors in Accra, escaping polluted air is almost impossible. But could something as simple as the food they eat help their bodies cope with some of its…
- The AirQo Story: From One Sensor to an African Air Quality Network · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 42Almost a decade ago, researchers at Makerere University in Uganda set out to answer a simple question: could Africa build its own technology to measure the air Africans breathe?…
- Fighting Fires, Fighting for Breath · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 41Ghana’s firefighters run towards burning buildings to save lives and property. But years of breathing toxic smoke may be putting their own lives at risk. In this episode of Clean…
- Electric Dreams: Can Ghana Drive Away from Trotro Smoke? · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 40For thousands of commercial drivers and passengers in Ghana, breathing vehicle exhaust is an unavoidable part of the daily commute. Could electric vehicles change that? In this…
- Building Togo's Clean Air Future, One Monitor at a Time · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 43Togo is taking its first major steps towards building a national system to understand and tackle air pollution. In this episode of Clean Air Report Ghana, host Michael Asharley…
- What Children in Cameroon Are Breathing · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 39Children spend thousands of hours in classrooms every year, but how much do we know about the air they breathe while they learn? In this episode of Clean Air Report Ghana, host…
- How Africa Is Organising for Cleaner Air · 29 min · Season 2 Episode 38Africa's clean air movement is growing, bringing together scientists, governments, health experts, civil society organisations and journalists to confront one of the continent's…
- The Women Behind Africa's Clean Air Future · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 37Women are often among the people most exposed to polluted air, yet their experiences have rarely been at the centre of the conversation. In this special edition of Clean Air…
- Conversations from the Africa Clean Air Forum: Who Pays for Clean Air for the Continent? · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 36Can Africa make the case for clean air before the cost of inaction becomes even greater? In this special edition of Clean Air Report Ghana, host Michael Asharley reports from the…
- The Bad Air Traders Cannot Escape · 14 min · Season 2 Episode 35What does it cost to earn a living in one of Accra's busiest markets? In this episode of Clean Air Report Ghana, host Michael Asharley speaks with journalist Clankson Acheampong…
- The Accidental E-Bike Revolution in Bawku · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 34What happens when a security measure unexpectedly sparks a clean transport revolution? In this episode of Clean Air Report Ghana, host Michael Asharley speaks with JoyNews…
- When Every Breath Hurts: The Growing Link Between Air Pollution and Asthma · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 33For millions of people living with asthma, the air they breathe can mean the difference between a normal day and a medical emergency. From dust rising off roads under…
- Tracking the Invisible: Building Africa's Air Quality Future · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 32You cannot solve a problem you cannot measure. Across Africa, millions of people are exposed to air pollution every day, yet many countries still lack the monitoring systems…
- Breathing Change: How Young Ghanaians Are Taking on Air Pollution · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 31Air pollution is often treated as a problem that only matters when the smoke becomes visible or the dust becomes unbearable. But by then, the damage may already be underway. In…
- The New Air Guardians: Young People Driving Ghana’s Clean Air Movement · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 30Across Ghana, a new generation is stepping forward to confront one of the country’s most pressing environmental and public health challenges: air pollution. From classrooms and…
- From Data to Action: Inside Ghana’s Growing Clean Air Movement · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 29Air pollution may be invisible, but across Ghana, a growing movement is working to make it impossible to ignore. From installing air quality sensors in communities to educating…
- Exhaust Fumes and Exposure: The Hidden Cost of Ghana’s Law to Legalise ‘Okada’ · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 28Ghana’s decision to legalise commercial motorcycles, widely known as Okada, has been hailed as a major shift in transport policy, promising jobs, convenience and faster movement…
- Dirty Air, Missing Data: What the World’s Biggest Air Quality Report Reveals · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 27Every breath we take contains more than oxygen. It can also carry microscopic particles capable of entering the lungs, bloodstream and vital organs. Yet for billions of people…
- Smoke in the Home: The Hidden Danger in Everyday Cooking · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 26For millions of families in Ghana, cooking with charcoal and firewood is part of daily life - the crackling fire, the smoke-filled kitchen, the familiar routines of preparing…
- Breathing as a Right: Air Pollution and Human Dignity · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 25Air pollution is often framed as an environmental or public health issue. But what if it is also a question of human rights? In this episode, Michael Asharley explores the idea…
