[Stoves] report with dissapointing results from cleaner cookstoves

[Roger Samson]

Hi Andrew and all

I would have to read in more details the study and causes of pneumonia. However it is known that most forms of pneumonia are linked to viral or bacterial infections that spread from person to person. 

Its likely that indoor air pollution is not a primary cause of pneumonia its weak immune systems and crowded living conditions ( like TB).  If you look at community priorities indoor air pollution is not high on their priority list compared to accessing better nutrition and health care.  You might be better off to ventilate houses or work on improving food security and nutrition in communities than installing expensive cook stoves if your target is pneumonia. 



regards

Roger Samson


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On Wed, 12/7/16, Andrew Heggie <aj.heggie at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: [Stoves] report with dissapointing results from cleaner cookstoves
 To: "Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" <stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org>
 Received: Wednesday, December 7, 2016, 11:45 AM
 
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-38160671
 
 It's a surprising result and I would like to know why the
 cleaner
 stoves used did not return a lower incidence of respiratory
 infections.
 
 Is is because there are other vectors of the  illnesses
 linked to poverty?
 
 The two  good results were that the cleaner stoves
 appear to be safer
 and more economical to use.
 
 AJH
 
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