Research
My field of research is environmental public health/ household air pollution (HAP) which causes 2.3 million premature deaths annually.
Household air pollution, energy access and evaluation of clean cooking interventions
My research primarily relates to the evaluation of clean cooking interventions at household and institutional (e.g. school) level and associated impacts on health, gender and climate change, in order to provide evidence for policies on HAP prevention through adoption of clean fuels and energy.
Other aspects of my activities include health systems strengthening and capacity building in partner countries (Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Cameroon) to address the burden of disease from air pollution in sub-Saharan Africa.
Research grants
CLEAN-Air(Africa) Unit
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
June 2022 - May 2027
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Clean Energy Access for the prevention of Non-communicable disease in Africa through clean Air: CLEAN-AIR(Africa)
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
April 2018 - June 2022
Universal Energy Access: the role of Clean Cooking and Climate Change Impacts
THE RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NORWAY (NORWAY)
January 2020 - August 2023
Modern Energy Cooking Services: Cameroon MECS Evaluation
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) (UK)
September 2020 - August 2022
Modern Energy Cooking Services Programme
DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID) (UK)
October 2018 - September 2023
Household air pollution and risk of esophageal cancer: a case-control study in Western Kenya
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY (BEIS) (UK)
January 2019 - March 2022
Research collaborations
Dr James Mwitari
CLEAN-Air(Africa) Global Health Research Unit
Kenya Medical Research Institute
Working together on the establishment of the first Air Pollution Centre of Excellence at Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in Kenya which will lead an extensive household air pollution monitoring with state of the art technology.
Prof. Hisham Zerriffi
Monitoring and evaluation of adoption and use of LPG for cooking in rural Gujarat
University of British Columbia
Advisor for the project
Prof. Thomas Clasen
Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Trial (HAPIN)
Emory University
The Household Air Pollution Intervention Network is a randomized multi-country controlled trial to assess the health impacts of switching to LPG in India, Peru, Guatemala and Rwanda.
Dr Eva Rehfuess
Adoption of cooking tecknologies in LMICs countries
University of Munich
Household air pollution and health: joint grant holder for a DfID systematic review looking at the adoption of improved cooking technologies and cleaner fuels, a systematic review published in the WHO Air Quality Guidelines: Household Fuel Combustion