The exposure of women and children to this hazard are particularly high making them number victims to this menace.
According to statistics from WHO websites "Almost 3.1 billion people still rely on polluting, inefficient energy systems such as biomass, coal or kerosene to meet their daily cooking needs – a number virtually unchanged over the past decade. And too many households still depend on polluting fuels and devices for heating and lighting – particularly kerosene."
WHO also says that "Women and girls bear the largest health burden not only from domestic pollution sources, but often also from related fuel-gathering tasks. For instance, available survey data from 13 countries showed that girls in sub-Saharan African homes with polluting cookstoves spend about 18 hours weekly collecting fuel or water, while boys spend 15 hours. In homes mainly using cleaner stoves and fuels, girls spend only 5 hours weekly collecting fuel or water, and boys just 2 hours."
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New WHO report w/ new data on the use of polluting fuels for home cooking, lighting & heating https://t.co/xqul2rKMlm #airpollution #CSW60
— WHO (@WHO) March 17, 2016
Too many households still depend on polluting fuels & devices for heating & lighting – particularly kerosene https://t.co/xqul2rKMlm #CSW60
— WHO (@WHO) March 18, 2016
Almost half of all African households in surveyed countries rely primarily upon highly-polluting kerosene https://t.co/xqul2rKMlm #CSW60
— WHO (@WHO) March 18, 2016
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