Over half of the world's population uses biomass fuels; these households cook on open fires
indoors, increasing their risk of adverse health effects due to household air pollution (HAP) …

Background Household air pollution (HAP) from biomass fuel burning is linked to poor
health outcomes. Improved biomass cookstoves (ICS) have the potential to improve HAP …

The use of indoor, three-stone fire pits in resource–poor countries is a substantial burden on
human health and the environment. We conducted a pilot intervention promoting the …

Global efforts are underway to develop and promote improved cookstoves which may
reduce the negative health and environmental effects of burning solid fuels on health and …

Household air pollution (HAP), primarily from biomass fuels used for cooking, is associated
with adverse health outcomes and premature mortality. It affects almost half of the world's …

Background Over 40% of the world's population relies on solid fuels for heating and cooking.
Use of improved biomass cookstoves (ICS) has the potential to reduce household air …

This study explores user experiences with improved cookstoves, drawing on findings from
household surveys conducted in South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia …

This paper studies a topic in the triangle of environment, development and health—the
effectiveness of the improved cooking solution. While a range of improved cook-stoves (ICS) …

This paper presents the results of two studies conducted to evaluate the performance and
usability of household biomass cookstoves under field conditions in rural sub-Saharan …

Pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality for children under five years in sub-Saharan
Africa. Household air pollution has been found to increase risk of pneumonia, especially due …