Coal gas from primitive stoves affects human health

A study published in the journal Science (USA) on October 13 showed that primitive stoves, still widely used in the world, are the cause of killing about 2 million people every year. .

According to the study, there are currently about three billion people in the world still cooking by burning solid materials such as wood, coal or fertilizer in the home. However, very few of them are aware of the potential risks of using these fuels.

Science has shown that coal gas released from these stoves can cause chronic pneumonia that directly affects housewives and young children.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has described these stoves as " the number one killer of the environment ."

The authors of the study called for more research and programs to bring " clean " cookstoves to poor people in remote areas across the world. This work not only helps to improve the health of poor people but also helps girls in those areas have conditions to study instead of spending time searching for fuel.

The United Nations launched a global coalition for clean cookstoves to establish a market for convenient and non-polluting cookers for developing countries. This initiative of the United Nations has received the support of more than 175 countries, grants, businesses and non-governmental organizations with the goal that by 2020 there will be 100 million families using clean cookers. "

To support this idea of ​​the United Nations, the US Government has pledged to support more than US $ 50 million to study the effects of using rudimentary cookers on indoor air and related diseases. .