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Better‑designed homes could cut three major child diseases by up to 44% – Tanzania trial

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By Steve Lindsay, Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen, Lorenz von Seidlein, Salum Mshamu
| The Conversation Verified
Malaria, diarrhoea and pneumonia are preventable childhood diseases that are major causes of death in young children. They’re transmitted largely in and around the home, where children spend most of their time. For example, of malaria transmission in Africa occurs when people are bitten by malarial mosquitoes indoors at night. Diarrhoea results usually from food and water that’s been contaminated by faeces. It can also be spread through poor hygiene.
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A sustainable house design to improve child health in rural Africa: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

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By Salum Mshamu, Mavuto Mukaka, Casiana Sanga, Stanslous Kambanga, Aneth Deogratias Rutaihwa, Thomas Chevalier Bøjstrup, Judith Meta, Arnold S. Mmbando, Christopher J. Pell, Bipin Adhikari, Ally Olotu, Ntuli A Kapologwe, Nicholas White, Arjen M. Dondorp, Nicholas Day, Mallika Imwong, Jacqueline L. Deen, Steven W Lindsay, Jakob Brandtberg Knudsen, Lorenz von Seidlein
| Nature Verified
Abstract Malaria, diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are the major causes of mortality in young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Here we provide support for the hypothesis that children can be protected from these diseases by improvements in house design. We designed a novel double-story house, called a Star Home, to provide an insect-proof, cleaner, cooler and smoke-free environment, with a reliable supply of water and sanitation.
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Housing modifications for heat adaptation - Nature Medicine

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By Salum Mshamu, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jakob Brandberg Knudsen
| Nature Verified
A randomized controlled trial illustrates the challenges of passive cooling in hot humid Africa, where temperatures are rising and millions of new housing units will be needed by the middle of the century.
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