Children between the ages of 1-4 years and the elderly between 60-95 are the most vulnerable groups, as per the study by the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD).
Syed Yusuf Saadat, a research fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), made the disclosure while presenting the findings of several studies related to pollution at a dialogue titled “Greening Cities through Reducing Air and Plastic Pollution” arranged by CPD in the capital’s Brac Centre Inn on Monday.