Contaminated air, over 200 patients a year die of lung disease

Few places below China's Beijing, Kosovo ranks 17th this Wednesday for polluted air, KTV reports.

This has been evident throughout the capital, while air pollution levels are exceeding normal parameters almost daily.

According to the American Embassy's measurement, when air is unhealthy, citizens are advised to avoid being in open air, close windows, and use masks.

This immense quality of environmental pollution is the main factor that is endangering citizens from chronic lung diseases.

Pulmologist at KKUK's Mosquito Clinic Skender Baca, says that the number of lung diseases has increased precisely because of the polluted environment.

it, in the world of this disease only within a year, kills 3 million people, while in Kosovo that number is up to 200 patients.

Meanwhile, the main cause of polluted air is the Kosovo Energy Corporation and the use of coal for heating, as well as burning derivatives from old cars.

And for the latter, there is a demand that accysis of oil be introduced in order to reduce environmental pollution at all.

One such thing was requested at the conference of the Institute for Development Policy, together with the United Nations Team on the topic of “Air Plan in Kosovo and the 2030 Agency perspective.

The World Health Organization said that according to the data they possess, countries with mostly environmental problems are the ones with poor social situations, and here Kosovo is part of.

Months ago, the National Institute of Public Health also alarmed that if emergency measures are not taken, the high level of air pollution will have negative effects on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.