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 …

Kenya is one of the leading countries in the development and commercialization of clean
bioenergy stoves in Sub-Sahara Africa. However, due to a series of interconnected factors …

As global awareness of air pollution rises, so does the imperative to provide evidence-based
recommendations for strategies to mitigate its impact. While public policy has a central role …

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 …

Objectives Improved biomass cookstoves may help reduce the substantial global burden of
morbidity and mortality due to household air pollution (HAP) that disproportionately affects …

Chronic exposure to household indoor smoke and outdoor air pollution is a major
contributor to global morbidity and mortality. The majority of these deaths occur in low and …

Introduction: Short-term exposures to air pollutants such as particulate matter (PM) have
been associated with increased risk for symptoms of acute respiratory infections (ARIs). Less …

Background Household air pollution from biomass fuels burning in traditional cookstoves
currently appeared as one of the most serious threats to public health with a recent burden …

In developing countries, household energy use is highly variable and complex, yet
emissions arising from fuel combustion indoors are typically poorly quantified. Polycyclic …

Access to clean energy for efficient cooking remains a challenge to most households both in
rural and urban settings. Government and stakeholders in the clean energy sector have …