On the occasion of United Nations' 1st International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Doctors For Clean Air Conclave was held wherein, over 2000 Doctors Said that Air Pollution is hazardous to health and requested Governments to Prioritize Health of Citizens by Ensuring Clean Air as We Recover From COVID-19 .
Doctors for Clean Air, a pan-India network of doctors advocating for clean air, held a first of its kind full-day Conclave by doctors and for doctors on Air Pollution on the occasion of the first "International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies." The virtual event was organized jointly by seven national medical associations, which recognize the importance of clean air for human health and represent over 130,000 Doctors: Federation of Obstetric & Gynaecological Society of India (FOGSI), Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), Indian Chest Society (ICS), Cardiological Society of India (CSI), Indian Academy of Neurology (IAN) supported by Association of Surgeons of India (ASI) and Medical Students Association of India (MSAI). In the conclave, Doctors discussed "Health Impacts of Air Pollution on Pregnant Woman & New Born, Children, Heart, Lungs, and Brain. The conclave also discussed the role of doctors in advocating for clean air."