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ArticleJournal of epidemiology and global health2026

A Policy Support Analysis of Air Pollution Epidemiology and Hospital Admissions in Kuwait.

Yazan Alwadi, Shereef S Al-Khayat, Maryam A Al-Hunaidi, Hanan S Mallallah, Nawaf S Alhajeri, Jing Li, Ali Al-Hemoud, Petros Koutrakis, Barrak Alahmad

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Yazan AlwadiEnvironmental Health Department, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA. Yazan_alwadi@fas.harvard.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0804-7180
Shereef S Al-KhayatAir Pollution Monitoring Department, Kuwait Environment Public Authority (EPA), Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Maryam A Al-HunaidiAir Pollution Monitoring Department, Kuwait Environment Public Authority (EPA), Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Hanan S MallallahAir Pollution Monitoring Department, Kuwait Environment Public Authority (EPA), Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Nawaf S AlhajeriDepartment of Environmental Sciences, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait.
Jing LiInstitute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Ali Al-HemoudEnvironment and Life Sciences Research Center, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Safat, Kuwait.
Petros KoutrakisEnvironmental Health Department, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.
Barrak AlahmadEnvironmental Health Department, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.

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Kuwait Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) 2021/2020/19Kuwait Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) & Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Science (KFAS) 2021/2020/19 & CN23-13MM-1795
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Abstract

backgroundGulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have long lacked local epidemiological evidence demonstrating the health benefits of reducing air pollution. In Kuwait, however, the past decade has brought new, detailed health and environmental exposure data that now make such assessments possible.

objectiveTo present an epidemiological basis in support for a strict air quality policy in Kuwait.

methodsWe collected all cardiopulmonary hospital admissions from six public hospitals in the country from 2010 to 2018. We then matched cases with daily population-weighted PM

resultsThere was a total of 380,862 cardiopulmonary hospital admissions during the study period. Every 10 µg/m³ increase in PM

conclusionReducing air pollution, even modestly, offers measurable public health benefits. Data from Kuwait provide a model for evidence-based policymaking and can help guide other GCC countries with similar pollution profiles toward adopting stricter air quality standards aligned with WHO interim targets.

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Air PollutionEnvironmental ExposureHospitalizationAir PollutantsHumansKuwaitParticulate MatterAir PollutantsParticulate MatterAir pollutionAir quality policyAttributable burdenCardiopulmonary diseasesEnvironmental epidemiologyGulf Cooperation Council (GCC)Hospital admissionsKuwaitPM2.5Population-weighted exposure

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PMCPMC13638975

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