The results of a study conducted by CLEAN-Air (Africa) investigating the impact of use of energy-efficient cookware on LPG adoption has been published in Energy for Sustainable Development.
The official launch of a new sub-Saharan African collaboration led by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) will help scale adoption of clean energy to reduce respiratory and cardiovascular disease from exposure household air pollution, responsible for 634,000 preventable deaths each year in the region.
CLEAN-Air(Africa) Initiative, a collaborative initiative between KEMRI and University of Liverpool and funded by UK National Institute for Health (NIRH), was officially launched yesterday by KEMRI Director General Prof Sam Kariuki at KEMRI Training Centre, Nairobi.
n July 2021 the Kenyan government imposed VAT at 16% on domestic use of LPG. New research conducted by CLEAN-Air(Africa) partners, University of Liverpool and Moi University, and University College London has highlighted the negative impacts of associated price increases on the fuel on Kenya’s clean cooking agenda.
In sub-Saharan Africa, raising population awareness on the health impacts from exposure to household air pollution and prevention through clean cooking, heating and lighting is essential in the drive to scale transition to clean modern energy.
This research was funded by the NIHR (NIHR134530) using UK aid from the UK Government to support global health research. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the UK government.
