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If your organization would like to sponsor BAQ 2003 or future activities of the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, contact Cornie Huizenga at chuizenga@adb.org

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Health Effects of Air Pollution in Asia
(Facilitators: Dan Greenbaum, Robert O'Keefe, Health Effects Institute)

This sub-workshop will provide a detailed presentation of the initial results of the Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia (PAPA) review of the 28 existing time series health studies in Asia (drawn from over 160 studies identified to date). It will also describe plans for new PAPA studies in a number of Asian cities. Finally, it will briefly describe efforts by investigators in several Asian countries to measure the health benefits of reducing air pollution.

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  • The PAPA Project: Review of the Existing Asian Health Studies: Plans for Key New Studies
    Robert O'Keefe, Health Effects Institute
  • Estimating the future Health Effects of Reducing Air Pollution - A Case Study from Shanghai
    Haidong Kan, Department of Environmental Health, Fudan University
  • Case study: Measuring the Health Effects of Cleaning the Air (TBD)
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Secretariat: The World Bank & Asian Development Bank