增加兒童獲取衛生保健服務的渠道,包括增加免疫接種項目和肺炎(五歲以下兒童的頭號殺手)信息普及項目的數量;
--Minimize children's exposure to air pollution by keeping schools away from factories and other pollution sources and using cleaner cookstoves in homes.
讓學校遠離工廠和其它污染源,普及家用清潔爐灶,從而減少兒童暴露在空氣污染中的機會;
--Improve monitoring of air pollution.
加強對空氣污染的監管力度.
UNICEF said its air pollution report uses satellite imagery to show the global scope of the air pollution problem.
聯合國兒童基金會稱其發布的報告用衛星圖像顯示了全球范圍內的空氣污染問題.
Around 2 billion children live in places with outdoor pollution exceeding World Health Organization air quality guidelines, the report said. Most of these children live in low- and middle-income countries.
報告指出,參照世界衛生組織(WTO)發布的《空氣質量準則》,約有20億兒童生活在室外空氣污染超標的環境中.其中大部分兒童都生活在中低收入國家.
That includes 620 million in South Asia, 520 million in Africa and 450 million in East Asia and the Pacific, UNICEF said.
這樣的兒童在南亞、非洲和東亞與太平洋地區分別有6.2億、5.2億和4.5億.
The outdoor air pollution is most common in low-income, urban areas and is caused by vehicle emissions, heavy use of fossil fuels, dust and burning of waste, the report said.
報告指出,室外空氣污染由汽車尾氣排放、大量使用化石燃料、粉塵和焚燒垃圾引起,在低收入的城市地區最為常見.
The satellite map doesn't take into account the dangers of indoor pollution, primarily a problem in lower-income, rural areas where people use solid fuels like coal and wood for cooking and heating.
衛星地圖沒有顯示出室內污染的危害.室內污染主要發生在低收入的農村地區,那里的居民主要用煤和木材等固體燃料做飯和取暖.
More than 1 billion children live in homes where solid fuels are used in this way, UNICEF said. For example, 81% of rural households in India use this kind of fuel because it's cheap and easily available.
聯合國兒童基金會表示,超過10億兒童生活在這樣使用固體燃料的家庭.比如在印度,由于固體燃料既廉價又易得,81%的農村家庭都在用.
Air pollution is an especially serious threat for children because their lungs and immune systems are developing, the report said.
報告指出,因為兒童的肺部和免疫系統還在發育,所以空氣污染對兒童的威脅最為嚴重.
Unborn children are also at risk. Studies show chronic exposure to high levels of particulate matter is associated with high rates of fetal loss, premature births and lower birthrates.
未出生的胎兒也受到空氣污染的威脅.多項研究表明,長期處于顆粒物濃度較高的環境中會提高流產、早產和生育率下降的幾率.
英文來源:CNN