Air pollution health research priorities for India: Perspectives of the Indo-U.S. Communities of Researchers

Abstract

This white paper represents the culmination of over 2 years of efforts and bilateral dialog between scientists at Indian governmental agencies, U.S. federal agencies, and academic institutions in India and the U.S. to develop strategies to mitigate air pollution-related health effects and to promote collaborative research initiatives to accelerate a scientific knowledge base that may help accomplish this goal. A series of virtual meetings initiated by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) led to the formation of a Communities of Researchers (CoRs) organized around three themes of health research, exposure assessment, and training. Virtual meetings and visits of U.S. scientists at laboratories in India were held over 18 months.