Gendered health impacts of industrial gold mining in northwestern Tanzania: perceptions of local communities

A Leuenberger, F Kihwele, I Lyatuu… - … and Project Appraisal, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mining projects affect the health of surrounding communities by inducing environmental,
economic, social and cultural changes in different population groups. Health impact …

Impact of mining projects on water and sanitation infrastructures and associated child health outcomes: a multi-country analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys …

D Dietler, A Farnham, G Loss, G Fink… - Globalization and Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Access to improved water and sanitation infrastructures are key determinants of
health. The sub-Saharan African region in particular is lagging behind the ambitious goal of …

Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding communities: Local perspectives from three sub-Saharan African countries

A Leuenberger, MS Winkler, O Cambaco, H Cossa… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Industrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if
associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of …

“It Is Like We Are Living in a Different World”: Health Inequity in Communities Surrounding Industrial Mining Sites in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Tanzania

A Leuenberger, O Cambaco, HR Zabré… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Health equity features prominently in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development, yet there are wide disparities in health between and within countries. In …

Short-term effects of national-level natural resource rents on life expectancy: A cross-country panel data analysis

I Lyatuu, G Loss, A Farnham, MS Winkler, G Fink - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
While a substantial amount of literature addresses the relationship between natural
resources and economic growth, relatively little is known regarding the relationship between …

Impact of extractive industries on malaria prevalence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study

CL Mitchell, MM Janko, MK Mwandagalirwa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Extraction of natural resources through mining and logging activities provides revenue and
employment across sub-Saharan Africa, a region with the highest burden of malaria …

Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-country analysis

H Cossa, D Dietler, E Macete, K Munguambe… - Globalization and …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The African continent hosts many industrial mining projects, and many
more are planned due to recent prospecting discoveries and increasing demand for various …

estimating the mortality burden of large scale mining projects—evidence from a prospective mortality surveillance study in Tanzania

I Lyatuu, MS Winkler, G Loss, A Farnham… - PLOS global public …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
We set up a mortality surveillance system around two of the largest gold mines in Tanzania
between February 2019 and February 2020 to estimate the mortality impact of gold mines …

Associations between natural resource extraction and incidence of acute and chronic health conditions: evidence from Tanzania

I Lyatuu, G Loss, A Farnham, GW Lyatuu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural resource extraction projects are often accompanied by complex environmental and
social-ecological changes. In this paper, we evaluated the association between commodity …

Changes in household wealth in communities living in proximity to a large-scale copper mine in Zambia

HR Zabré, A Farnham, SP Diagbouga, G Fink… - Resources Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Large-scale mining can alter the living conditions of surrounding communities in positive
and negative ways. A health impact assessment conducted in the context of a newly …