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The life of Ella Roberta: a funny, busy, clever, curious, sporty and musical child
Ella was born in Lewisham Hospital and was a healthy, young girl until just before her 7th birthday she began to develop, what was later confirmed at her inquest, rare and life threatening asthma.
The Ella Roberta Family Foundation was set up in Ella’s memory as a way of remembering her life, her passions and learning lessons from her sudden death due to very severe and rare asthma
The Stats
With an estimated 40 million people living in areas with illegal levels of air pollution in the UK, it is no wonder that “the rate of asthma deaths in the UK has increased by more than 20% in five years”. (Asthma UK)
“estimated number of children suffering from asthma in London”
mayor of london 2019
“Amount of money NHS spends on treating and caring for people with asthma in one year”
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“number of deaths globally every year as a result of air pollution”
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IN THE PRESS“Awareness is key, and so is education – I would say that, as I am a teacher. We should be told more about monitoring air pollution. We have a right to know. So many children are at risk – we believe that the deaths of 16 children in the past 18 months are linked to air pollution.”
‘We can’t afford to stand by and do nothing’
The Guardian
READ MORE“I felt her death like a physical pain.” Now, she [Rosamund Adoo Kissi-Debrah, Ella’s Mother] wonders how many other children London’s dirty air has killed since her own loss.
The Mother Who Wants to Put Air Pollution on Her Daughter’s Death Certificate
NY Times
READ MORE“This is the latest step in finding out if it was air pollution that snatched my beautiful and bubbly daughter away from me.
“While nothing will bring her back, I hope a new inquest will give me the answers I need.”
Ella Kissi-Debrah ‘pollution’ death: New inquest plea lodged
BBC News
READ MORE“Ella did not have the luxury of not taking her asthma seriously… There needs to be a whole programme of education in and out of schools on the impacts of air pollution on young people’s health”
Is a lack of basic care causing a rise in the number of deaths from asthma?
Victoria Derbyshire
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Our Latest News
Second Inquest Granted
Following the ruling to quash the inquest of Ella Kissi-Debrah and grant a new one Ella’s mother Rosamund released this statement: “I am absolutely delighted by today’s ruling and look forward to finally getting the truth about Ella’s death.
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Attorney General Moves to Quash Inquest of Nine-Year-Old Girl
The Attorney General has moved to quash the inquest of a nine-year-old girl whose deathmay be linked to illegal levels of air pollution. Ella Kissi-Debrah, who lived by the congested South[…]
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