Clean air and energy access for healthier populations and universal health coverage

This document, the “WHO Strategic Approach for Air Quality, Energy Access and Health”, elaborates a framework and related actions for the period 2023-2030 to strengthen WHO’s efforts to protect populations from health risks related to air pollution and lack of energy access. 

This strategy identifies concrete actions where the health sector has either a lead or important supporting role to play in promoting health in all policies and ensuring access to quality health services. The actions are organized into three cross-cutting areas:

1. Knowledge, evidence and measuring progress;
2. Institutional capacity building and technical support; and
3. Leadership and coordination