Stop burning waste to protect public health – Experts

The engagement formed part of efforts to sensitise students Open waste burning caused more than 32,000 deaths in Ghana in 2023, making it the country’s second leading cause of death after high blood pressure, according to the 2025 State of Global Air report.

The report indicated that household pollution from solid fuels and waste accounted for about two-thirds of the deaths linked to open waste burning.

The engagement formed part of efforts to sensitise students, described as future leaders, to champion clean air through the campaign theme: ‘The ‘borla’ you burn, your family breathes.