Poor air quality significantly harms lung health by causing immediate irritation and long-term conditions like asthma, COPD, and lung cancer | Image used for representational purposes only
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The Hindu will host a health webinar, focusing on the theme ‘Deteriorating Air Quality: Impact on Health’ on Sunday (November 23, 2025) from 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. The webinar is free for all.
In the one-hour session, senior clinicians will discuss how worsening air quality is reshaping India’s respiratory health landscape, with a focus on lung health.
Across major cities and smaller towns, India continues to record prolonged periods of hazardous air quality. Doctors warn that toxic air is now among the most significant threats to lung function, contributing to rising asthma cases, chronic bronchitis, airway inflammation, and long-term respiratory impairment.
The webinar will feature: Koushik Muthu Raja Mathivanan, founder and director, Chennai Institute of Pulmonology, and head of the department, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College; Janani Sankar, paediatrician and medical director, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital; and Priyanka Rana Patgiri, consultant, geriatrics, Apollo Hospitals.
In addition to clinical perspectives, the discussion will highlight preventive steps, household-level safeguards, and policy actions essential for strengthening respiratory health.
The session will be moderated by Athira Elssa Johnson, Senior Reporter, The Hindu.
To register, click here or scan the QR code given below.
Published – November 22, 2025 03:43 pm IST
