Household air pollution:a call to action. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Jan 2015.
Authors: Alison Lee, Paul R O C Adobamen, et al.
Without any intervention,2·7 billion people will be reliant on biomass fuels by 2030.In view of the enormous burden of disease and the crucial need for quality exposure data,we call on the international scientific biomedical community, along with potential funders, to convene and form partnerships with these and other promising African researchers. Existing research centres, such as those in Ghana and Malawi, should be leveraged to build centres of excellence to train and supervise burgeoning African research sites. Provision of monitoring equipment and on-the-ground technical training and support would build desperately needed capacity and allow African researchers to lead research and public health efforts to combat the devastating health effects of household air pollution.
