Smoke ? the killer in the kitchen

Of the four greatest risks of death and disease in the world's poorest countries - being underweight; unsafe sex; unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene; and smoke from solid fuel - the international community has mobilized resources to combat the first three. It is nothing short of an international scandal that the fourth has been largely ignored. This report calls for global action to fight the killer in the kitchen - smoke from cook stoves. This report is reproduced with the permission of Practical Action Publishing, Smoke - the killer in the kitchen, ITDG Publishing, 2004