Affordable house designs to improve health in rural Africa: a field study from northeastern Tanzania

Background: The population of sub-Saharan Africa is currently estimated to be 1245 million and is expected to quadruple by the end of the century, necessitating the building of millions of homes. Malaria remains a substantial problem in this region and efforts to minimise transmission should be cons...

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Main Authors: Dr Lorenz von Seidlein, PhD, Konstantin Ikonomidis, Salum Mshamu, MSc, Theresia E Nkya, PhD, Mavuto Mukaka, PhD, Christopher Pell, PhD, Prof Steven W Lindsay, PhD, Jacqueline L Deen, MD, William N Kisinza, PhD, Jakob B Knudsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:The Lancet Planetary Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542519617300785