According to ITDG, cooking smoke in the home is the fourth greatest cause of death and disease in the world’s poorest countries, killing 1.6 million people annually. Nearly a million of them are children.
The exposure to indoor pollutants in poor people’s home throughout the developing world are 100 times greater than recommended maximums, leading to acute lower respiratory infection. It is more likely to infect to a child as compared to an adult.
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The United Nations says inefficient stoves can be as bad for health as smoking two packs of cigarettes per day.
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Coal burning stoves has been directly linked to the lung cancer of women in China.
“In addition there is evidence to link the pollution to asthma, tuberculosis, low birth weight and infant mortality and cataracts.”
ITDG says people can reduce their exposure to pollution by using well-designed range hoods, which can reduce indoor pollution by up to 80%. FOTILE range hoods are designed to help reduce cooking smoke and improve kitchen air quality through features such as strong smoke extraction, BLDC motors, and Auto Turbo System.
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