Health walk finds pockets of dirty air on some Accra streets

A health walk through some of Accra’s busiest streets has found that people can be exposed to high levels of air pollution even while walking through the city. The Global Shapers Accra Hub, in partnership with the UrbanBetter Accra Hub, organized the 7-kilometre walk on Saturday, August 15, 2026, as part of the Roots & Routes: Health Walk and Urban Canopy Initiative. The walk started and ended at Independence Square and passed through several parts of Accra, including the Parliament,…