Household Air Pollution: A journey from the lungs to the placenta and early child development
11:00am - 12:30pm /
Tuesday 11th March 2025
/ Venue: Brodie Tower 302 Brodie Tower
- Mandy Ellison
- Admission: Free, registration required.
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Globally, 3 billion people rely on wood and biomass fuels for cooking. Burning these fuels causes household air pollution, which kills an estimated 2.1 million people annually from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
CLEAN-Air(Africa) is delighted to welcome Dr Sola Olopade from the University of Chicago to present findings from his pioneering research in Nigeria that has helped recognise household air pollution as the biggest environmental risk factor for global disease burden. His research has demonstrated the international public health priority transition to clean cooking.
Dr. Sola Olopade is Professor of Medicine and Dean for Academic Affairs in the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Dr. Olopade was among the first environmental scientists to recognize the multiple potential health risks of exposure to household air pollution (HAP), a previously under-recognised global health issue. His research in Nigeria was the first to explore the potential health benefits of transitioning pregnant women from cooking with polluting to clean fuels.
He is now leading NIH-funded research studying how HAP exposure affects child development and how, using implementation science, the adoption of clean cooking technologies can lead to multiple positive health impacts. Dr. Olopade is devoted to educating and training young people, particularly focusing on helping trainees develop strong research skills and a firm grasp of the ethical principles that ground sound medical and research practice.
CLEAN-Air(Africa) is delighted to welcome Dr Sola Olopade from the University of Chicago to present findings from his pioneering research in Nigeria that has helped recognise household air pollution as the biggest environmental risk factor for global disease burden. His research has demonstrated the international public health priority transition to clean cooking.
Dr. Sola Olopade is Professor of Medicine and Dean for Academic Affairs in the Biological Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Dr. Olopade was among the first environmental scientists to recognize the multiple potential health risks of exposure to household air pollution (HAP), a previously under-recognised global health issue. His research in Nigeria was the first to explore the potential health benefits of transitioning pregnant women from cooking with polluting to clean fuels.
He is now leading NIH-funded research studying how HAP exposure affects child development and how, using implementation science, the adoption of clean cooking technologies can lead to multiple positive health impacts. Dr. Olopade is devoted to educating and training young people, particularly focusing on helping trainees develop strong research skills and a firm grasp of the ethical principles that ground sound medical and research practice.