Five-Year IISc and PHFI Study on Pollution and Traffic Police Health
VORIC's five-year longitudinal research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) on the impact of air pollution on traffic police personnel in Bengaluru.
Ongoing five-year longitudinal study. Vaayu Chest & Sleep Specialists. .
What it is
VORIC, the occupational respiratory programme of Vaayu Chest & Sleep Specialists and the VAAYU Respiratory Foundation, runs a five-year longitudinal research collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). It studies the impact of pollution on traffic police personnel in Bengaluru.
Why a longitudinal study
A single screening shows how many people have reduced lung function today. It cannot show how quickly lung function declines with continued exposure, or whether protective measures work. Following the same people over several years answers those questions, which is why the October 2026 roundtable “Protecting Those Who Protect Our City” called for more longitudinal research.
What it builds on
- Screening of 3,287 traffic police personnel in Bengaluru since November 2023.
- The study of 2,450 traffic police personnel presented at the ERS Congress 2025 and NAPCON 2025 and published in Lung India.
- Karnataka's statewide respiratory surveillance programme for traffic police, with Vaayu Respiratory Foundation as technical implementation partner.
Related
- Research: lung health in 2,450 traffic police personnel
- VORIC: the impact of air pollution on Bengaluru's traffic police
- Karnataka launches statewide surveillance for traffic police
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