The Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on the Health of the Poor: Implications for Policy Action and Intervention

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dc.contributor.authorKirubi, C.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-16T06:50:16Z
dc.date.available2015-06-16T06:50:16Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionThis paper was presented at the International workshop on ‘Environmental Health Education in the East African Region’ 24th - 26th March 2004 held at Kenyatta University Nairobi, Kenyaen_US
dc.description.abstractMore than 2 billion of the world’s poorest people still rely on biomass and coal burning for household energy needs. Use of these fuels leads to levels of indoor air pollution many times higher than acceptable ambient air quality standards. This exposes women and children to a major public health hazard. Including the risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI), (pneumonia, chronic respiratory disease and lung cancer), and is estimated to account for a substantial proportion of the global burden of disease in developing countries. Other important direct health impacts from household energy use among the poor include burns to children and injuries to women from carrying wood. A wide range of interventions can reduce the impact of indoor air pollution. These include changes to the Source (improved stoves, cleaner fuels), living environment (better ventilation) and user behaviour (keeping children away from smoke during peak cooking times). These can be delivered through policies operating at national level and local level. Experience to date shows that successful implementation requires participation by local people (particularly women), collaboration between 'sectors' with responsibility for health, energy, environment, housing, planning etc., and with an emphasis on market sustainability.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited Nations Children Education fund (UNICEF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Intitut Francois de Re'cherche en Afrique (IFRA) and Kenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational workshop on ‘Environmental Health Education in the East African Region’ 24th - 26th March 2004en_US
dc.identifier.isbn0001-0001-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12937
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJoypet Sevices & Printers Ltd.en_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Household Energy and Indoor Air Pollution on the Health of the Poor: Implications for Policy Action and Interventionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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