A new born baby girl who doctors suspect of suffering from pneumonia lies at an emergency unit in a government run hospital in the capital Kabul, Afgh
A new born baby girl who doctors suspect of suffering from pneumonia lies at an emergency unit in a government run hospital in the capital Kabul, Afghanistan, January 30, 2020. Doctor Farid Ahmad Andishmond, a pediatrician at the hospital, believes that the spike of cases of pneumonia and other lung infections among children is directly linked to the increase of pollution in Kabul – and other cities in Afghanistan. “Many families in the city cannot afford electricity. Instead, they are left with no other choice but to burn whatever they can find to keep their homes warm”, he explains while he walks through the room, between beds with children gasping for air. “People burn plastic, rubber from the tires of vehicles and cheap, unrefined coal. These substances create toxic fumes that are harmful to the human body, especially in small children." © UNICEF/Afghanistan/Modola20
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